Moosmom,

I personally believe your suggestion is a good one, but some
human rights group would surely step up and call the idea
"inhumane treatment". I believe (not 100% sure) that there
are prisoners who can volunteer for expermental testing & some
do. But it volunteer only. Pound Seizure is "inhumane treatment"
also. Webster's defines the word this way,

One entry found for humane.


Main Entry: hu·mane
Pronunciation: hyü-'mAn, yü-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English humain
Date: circa 1500
1 : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
2 : characterized by or tending to broad humanistic culture : HUMANISTIC
- hu·mane·ly adverb
- hu·mane·ness /-'mAn-n&s/ noun

Humane treatment should not to be reserved for humans only...