Cat wear cochlear implant

I found this when google for picture of cochlear implant for my Deaf Awareness class.

Not sure if thats cruel?? I would not do that to Star, my deaf cat!!


"Implanted cat 5 months after surgery.The cat wears the device 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.These cats are born deaf and offer an excellent model forstudying congenital deafness. With the implant, cats will comewhen called and demonstrate behaviorally that they can hear." quote found from http://fookembug.wordpress.com/2007/07/13/a-cat-with-cochlear-implants/