In 1989, my 18-year-old son had a motorcycle accident that
crushed his skull into many pieces. The hospital had two new
surgeons available to put the pieces back together.  The first
one was trained at a medical school that used computer
simulations and models to do brain/skull surgeries and other
type operations. He never actually did a "hands-on" operation on
a human or even an animal. My son would be his very first
patient if I allowed him to do the surgery.  The second
physician was a young female who attended a medical college that
used animals for the interns to develop their surgical skills.
In fact, I learned that she had an outstanding record of
repairing a number of monkey's skulls that were purposely
damaged for her training.  So guess which doctor I choose to
operate on my son?  Maybe before we all condemn the University
of Colorado for experimenting on animals, we should consider the
pros and not just the cons of these acts.  P.S. The above story
is not true!