A Hong Kong-based company has sparked controversy with its life science project testing the survival of detached animal heads and limbs, sparking concerns over animal ethics.

The parent company of Hong Kong online retailer HKTVmall has defended its life science project involving testing the viability of detached animal heads and limbs, responding to animal ethics concerns by saying no pet animals were experimented on. Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited revealed the project on Monday in its annual results, and said it believed the research to be a world first that could be applied to organ transplants and potentially “extending human lifespan”. “The related....