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St. Joseph’s Health Care in London has been busted running barbaric, taxpayer-funded experiments on puppies—only ending the program after being exposed by investigative journalists from the Investigative Journalism Bureau.

The Lawson Research Institute was secretly using beagles—just 10 months to two years old—for invasive heart research. Whistleblowers say researchers induced heart attacks lasting up to three hours before killing the dogs and cutting out their hearts. Staff reportedly blasted loud music to hide the barking and left the animals isolated for hours.

When the story broke, hospital officials hid behind claims of meeting “the highest standards” and refused to answer how many dogs were killed—or why this work was kept hidden from the public.

Premier Doug Ford slammed the practice as “cruel” and “unacceptable,” vowing to legislate a full ban on dog and cat testing: “Imagine your little dog being here, and they try to put them into a heart attack—the poor thing.”

No federal law bans dog or cat testing.