whew lord i'm getting weepy about my favourite memorial statue that means i should go to bed

...said statue incidentally is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_laboratory_mouse

i'm not going to say the people who made it are entirely angelic and kosher, but as a biologist who understands how unfortunately necessary medical animal testing is, i think it's still good and right to recognize the sacrifices made to get that knowledge and to remember them with solemn appreciation