The recent deaths of a woman and the lion who killed her in North Carolina have some people asking, “What’s up with lions in North Carolina?” and “What’s a roadside zoo?” Holding anywhere from a handful of animals in backyard pens to dozens jammed into ramshackle cages, hundreds of these sleazy menageries can be found all over the country.

Depression is a debilitating illness that affects many adults worldwide, and research to create a medication to treat it deserves the most advanced and effective methods. However, the “forced swim test” has proved useless, and this cruel excuse for “research” is archaic and ineffectual.