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MARCH 1, 2010

Informative article with one expert saying captivity can drive orcas insane. In fact, the animal research supporter in my book club said that very same thing. (By I'm not surprised. They are used to miles and miles of ocean. The argument that they have "plenty of room" has been made about elephants too.

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APRIL 4, 2009

This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. They're not necessarily questioning the ethics, but the efficacy.

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JUNE 15, 2010

Interesting article on anti-animal research advocacy in Madison, WI. Tags: animal research medical research university of madison-wisconsin. Madison is a key battleground because it is one of only 8 cities with primate centers in the country.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Here's an article in Nature about how many animal studies with negative or inconclusive results go unpublished. It raises the question of how useful animal research really is if we only see the studies that show relevant results. Tags: animal research drug companies animal studies.

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MARCH 23, 2010

According to this interview, he credits animal rights extremists for fueling the public backlash against animal protection. Discouraging article. Tags: UK animal research.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

There is NO EXCUSE or even argument for hurting animals in the name of a woman's vanity. Here's an article on its progress from US News and World Report. Tags: animal research cosmetics. When is this going to happen? It's proceeding at a snail's pace.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Full article in the Gainesville Sun. An Alachua County Circuit Court judge has ordered the University of Florida to provide an animal rights activist with records on primates involved in research. This is good news, at least in my opinion. This is about tearing down that wall.”

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APRIL 27, 2010

If you jump to the comments at the bottom, people took issue with the implication at the end of the article that Jane Goodall would somehow question this grieving behavior. This is because they quote some guy from the USC Jane Goodall Research Center who throws doubt on the premise. I'm sure many will dismiss these studies regardless.

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JUNE 5, 2009

There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animal research issues is knowing the arguments in support of animal research. For sleuthing on animal experimentation, you will want to visit a library with good science holdings.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. This is a matter of human compassion to prevent the further suffering of animals that have already served this species in prior experiments.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Here are the results of the EU flirtation with restricting research on primates. It's from a Reuters article from last May.I Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

don't see any mention in this article (or in this one from the Chicago Tribune ) about threats to human life in this incident. Tags: universities animal research animal enterprise terrorism act us. From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.I Straight vandalism and economic loss. Is this a valid prosecution? Is it terrorism?

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

The article from UPI is below in its entirety. Drug and chemical companies say they endorse a Europe-wide initiative intended to eventually end the use of animals in research and safety testing. I guess it depends on how much you believe them.

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APRIL 13, 2009

I learned something new from this article. In the shadow of a $5 million-dollar grant given to Oklahoma State’s renowned veterinary school and then rescinded due to allegations of abusive and cruel animal research practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

I thought this was an interesting piece contrasting three different people and their relationships with animals. One is a meat-eating professor of animal welfare, another is an animal rights activist, and the third is an animal researcher. This quote from the animal rights person is spot-on for me.[Maria's]

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't But see the qualifications in the article.The animal research has offered one explanation for the rising number of babies born with these conditions. Don't let your mouse watch TV."

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MARCH 21, 2012

I've finally decided to take the plunge and really learn about animal experimentation. It's a horrible topic and I post news articles about the abuses from time to time. Apparently, there is a lot of argument out there than animal experimentation is even good for humans.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Therefore, this Boston Globe article saddens me on both levels. I recently fostered the sweetest little rat and I currently have two mice. And, of course, our old friend, Charles River Laboratories, will be a major supplier of lab rats.

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