A University of Missouri study that blinded six beagles and then ordered their killing was "an egregious waste of life with no redeeming aspects."That's according to Nedim C. Buyukmihci, an emeritus professor of veterinary medicine at the University of California-Davis who took a close look at the controversial study, which was first reported on by the Riverfront Times on August 29 and is now generating headlines across the nation. In a pointed September 1 memo, Buyukmihci argues that the Mizzou professors inflicted pain on the pups — and then had them killed — as part of a seriously flawed research project.
As the RFT previously reported, the researchers blinded the young dogs in order to study a possible treatment for corneal ulcers.…