Elon Musk’s Neuralink has killed over 1,500 animals

According to documents reviewed by Reuters and sources familiar with the investigation and company operations, Elon Musk's Neuralink,

, is under , despite internal staff complaints that its animal testing is rushed, causing unnecessary suffering and deaths.

Neuralink Corp is working on

that it claims will allow paraplegic people to walk again as well as treat other neurological illnesses. According to two persons familiar with the investigation, the federal investigation was launched in recent months at the request of a federal prosecutor by . According to one of the individuals, the investigation is centered on infractions of , which restricts how researchers care and test certain animals. According to records seen by Reuters and sources with direct knowledge of the company's animal-testing operations, the corporation has killed over 1,500 animals, including more than 280 lambs, pigs, and monkeys, as a result of trials since 2018. Because the company does not keep on the number of animals tested and killed, the sources described that figure as . Neuralink has also undertaken studies on rats and mice.

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