re: Why does Texas A&M hate Golden Retrievers? Actor arrested for protesting research abuse

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Since 2012, a research laboratory at Texas A&M University has bred and experimented on dogs with a form of muscular dystrophy known as Duchenne. The disease, which affects one in every 3,500 human births, also occurs in dogs; specifically in golden retrievers. The lab has become a world leader in this research. But finding a cure has required researchers to breed sick dogs and sometimes euthanize them.

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Duchenne is a degenerative and terminal disease that affects mostly young boys. Between 400 and 600 boys will be born with the disease in the U.S. this year. Most will require wheelchairs before they finish high school and will die before their 30th birthday. 

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Last year, the Texas A&M lab reached a significant milestone: a gene therapy approved for human clinical trials by the Food and Drug Administration. If the research advances to an effective treatment, it could spare future generations of boys and dogs alike. 

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