have you ever harmed any animals if so how many?

Question: have you ever harmed any animals if so how many?
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Asked by anon-206059 to Russell, Kathryn, Jose Angel, Gabriel, Affelia, adeliegorce on 8 Mar 2019.
- Kathryn Boast answered on 8 Mar 2019:
  
  No, I’ve never hurt any animals in my research. I try to eat not much meat, and to look after the world as best I can 🌻
- Gabriel Gallardo answered on 8 Mar 2019:
  
  Not in my research, no. Outside of that, I think I’ve had a go at a few flies, cockroaches, and mosquitoes in my day.
- Russell Arnott answered on 8 Mar 2019:
  
  I’m a big animal advocate so try to eat meat as little as possible (maybe once a month?) and only drink to plant-based milks (i love oat milk!).
  In my past, I used to go fishing quite a lot but catching fish using a hook and rod is very sustainable. It also showed me where my food came from as I would have to prepare the fish to eat it. I think if people are to eat meat, they should be ready to prepare the animal.
  Luckily my research doesn’t involve animals – i look at phytoplankton which are single-celled plants of the sea. But some are half-way between plants and animals and I do have to preserve these samples to study them which means killing the cells.
- Affelia Wibisono answered on 9 Mar 2019:
  
  I don’t work with animals so I haven’t harmed any because of my research.
- Jose Angel Martinez-Gonzalez answered on 10 Mar 2019:
  
  Although no animal is involved in my work, you can be assured that it is very difficult for them to be harmed. In the UK there are a series of laws that regulate how animals have to be treated both on farms and in laboratories. Scientists who work with animals have to receive special training that depends on the type of animal and also review the permits they have from time to time.
  
  In addition, before carrying out any type of experiment involving animals, a series of permits must be requested, and an ethics committee must pass, which is responsible for assessing whether or not this experiment is necessary and the conditions in which it is to be carried out. Without these permits, it is practically impossible to do an investigation that involves animals.
  
  Even with all this, I do not believe that any researcher wants to harm a living being.
  
  In this link, you can find all the laws of the UK government to research with animals.
  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals

Question: have you ever harmed any animals if so how many?

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