Volkswagen (VW) VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys Experiments involved monkeys and humans breathing in exhaust fumes for hours at a time The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said VW’s diesel experiments on humans and monkeys were ‘not ethically justifiable in any shape or form’. Photograph: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty ImagesVolkswagen, the world’s biggest carmaker, is under fire globally from politicians and environmentalists following revelations it helped to fund experiments in which monkeys and humans breathed in car fumes for hours at a time. “These tests on monkeys or even on humans are not ethically justifiable in any shape or form,” her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said on Monday. The animals were left to watch cartoons as they breathed in diesel fumes from a VW Beetle. Diesel car sales slump puts thousands of jobs at risk in UK Read moreBarbara Hendricks, the German environment minister, said what was known about the tests so far was “vile”.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2018 15:22 UTC