'This is sickening': Elon Musk slammed as 'awful human' after 15 monkeys with Neuralink chip killed
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: Internet users slammed Elon Musk after it was revealed that 15 monkeys with Neuralink chips had been killed, according to PETA. A spokesperson from PETA earlier revealed to TMZ, "Neuralink and the University of California-Davis are responsible for the deaths of at least 15 monkeys because of Elon Musk’s quest to stick a chip in a human’s brain. Experimenting on and killing animals is never good science, and since monkeys in Musk’s experiments have also died for reasons that have nothing to do with these studies, the laboratory should be closed."
The recent uproar comes amid rising anger among Neuralink staff members, who asserted that Musk's urge to accelerate development has led to failed tests that have led to more animal deaths and suffering, according to Reuters. According to Reuters, the company has killed over an estimated 1,500 animals overall, including more than 280 lambs, pigs, rats, mice, and monkeys after trials since 2018.
