Karttula is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savoniaregion. The municipality has a population of 3,450 (2003) and covers an area of 589.21 km² of which 121.00 km² is water. The population density is 5.9 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Northern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The governing body of the Karttula breeding facility, which produces hundreds of dogs and thousands of rabbits for vivisection industry, is deciding on 30th of August whether or not to close it down.
Karttula facilitys owner, Kuopio University, is citing economic reasons and considering closing it down as part of a cost cutting exercise.
Rabbits in Karttula are bred in small cages mostly on wire mesh floor.
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