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Matthew writes: Scientists have successfully created zombie dogs in the laboratory, paving the way for future zombie experimentation.

Pittsburgh’s Safar Center for Resuscitation Research has developed a technique that can produce a fully functioning zombie dog in just three hours. Scientists claim that having an animal model for zombie research facilitates the development of technologies that could potentially turn zombies back into mortal humans, or perhaps develop techniques for stopping them using less drastic methods than decapitation. Scientists also expect to begin testing foods other than brains which might appease the zombie appetite, which could lead to the development of distraction foods that could be useful in a zombie attack.

The advantages of using dogs for zombie research are numerous. Firstly, by using smaller breeds, the zombie dogs are much more easily controlled than typical human zombies. Secondly, it’s ethically easier for scientists to dispatch a zombie dog when confronted with an uncontrolled situation, and there’s far less police paperwork involved when an animal zombie is dispatched.