{"id":32423,"date":"2026-02-19T12:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32423"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:33:39","slug":"ceo-defends-controversial-st-joes-dog-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/02\/ceo-defends-controversial-st-joes-dog-research\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Defends Controversial St. Joe&#8217;s Dog Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Six months after controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/dog-testing-london-hospital\">research involving dogs<\/a> was snuffed out by Premier Doug Ford &#8211; St. Joseph&#8217;s Heath Care and Lawson Research have released reports looking at what happened and what needs to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports say the research was within medical guidelines and rules &#8211; but the communication within the institution and with the public was lacking in some cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roy Butler, President and CEO of St. Joseph&#8217;s Healthcare, joined the podcast to discuss the findings and some questions Craig had that weren&#8217;t addressed in the reports &#8211; which leads to an abrupt finish to the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=3yb2s-1a4e26f-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig&#8217;s podcast exploring this issue with Dr. Brendon Samuels from August can be <a href=\"https:\/\/classicrock981.com\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2025\/08\/episode-393-did-the-dog-research-at-st-joes-and-lawson-need-to-be-shutdown\/\">found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Six months after controversial research involving dogs was snuffed out by Premier Doug Ford &#8211; St. Joseph&#8217;s Heath Care and Lawson Research have released reports looking at what happened and what needs to change. 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