To the editor:
Re: “UBC board appoints new president,” March 19.
Stop UBC Animal Research is heartened by Dr. Arvind Gupta’s appointment as President and Vice-Chancellor at UBC.Coming from a background in computer science, Dr. Gupta is in a unique position to encourage and implement progressive, compassion-driven research in place of entrenched, costly and unsustainable animal models.
We hope to see Dr. Gupta reallocate funding to the type of clinical research that is bringing about real breakthroughs, and to implement an immediate ban on cruel and invasive research which saw more than 227,000 animals suffering under human intention at UBC in 2012.
Will Dr. Gupta bring about change? The near-future will tell. Until then, welcome, Dr. Gupta. We’ll be watching, with hopes high.
Anne Birthistle,
Vancouver
