BALTIMORE — A Johns Hopkins University researcher can continue medical experiments on barn owls after a lengthy battle with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals over animal cruelty and permit complaints.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources last month issued Hopkins a new permit to conduct what PETA calls “cruel” and “worthless” experiments on barn owls.
The animal rights group has campaigned for years to end the experiments, saying researchers cut into the owls’ skulls, implant electrodes in their brains and run sensory tests before killing the birds.
