“Cat Research, After All the Drama” and “USDA Finds Animal Treatment Violation…”

So, I've never been one for the abuse of animals, I don’t know how you can be, but the way this whole situation with UW-Madison didn't make much sense to me. As I read the article, I’m wondering, can a Midwestern school be cruel enough to intentionally burn a poor little kitty? No way! Personally, I think PETA blew this entire situation out of proportion. The article “USDA Finds Animal Treatment Violation…” clearly states that the USDA ruled a citation over UW-Madison and how they unintentionally hurt this cat. As soon as PETA heard this they grabbed that story and did what they wanted with it. What really stuck out to me was in Eric Sandgren’s article “Cat Research, After All the Drama” was when he said that “PETA changed its tune and now says they don’t care…they still think it’s wrong,” because, while I don’t believe in cruel animal testing, it’s one thing to say that the animal testing is outrageous versus harmless. I personally think that animal testing is moderately okay to an extent, if it really is harmless and benefiting us humans, I’m not sure I see a problem. I don’t see the harm done to the cats at UW-Madison because they were sedated, like humans, when getting their implants. The cats were also recovering the same as humans, would you say that a human getting cochlear implants is torture because they feel a little uncomfortable? I've never seen someone walking out of a surgery feeling fantastic. I know where some people stand on animal rights and how extreme they can get, but PETA definitely went a little overboard with this case, making a bus? It is publicly humiliating an outstanding college because PETA ‘thinks it’s wrong.’