VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys

Experiments involved monkeys and humans breathing in exhaust fumes for hours at a timeVolkswagen, the world's biggest carmaker, is under fire globally from politicians and environmentalists following revelations it commissioned experiments in which monkeys and humans breathed in car fumes for hours at a time.Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said there was an urgent need for the company to reveal the true extent of the experiments. "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 indignation of many people is absolutely understandable." Continue reading...