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JUNE 7, 2010

I'm updating this rant from a few years ago regarding why I question animal testing. I get frustrated when people accept a scientist's opinion in support of animal testing simply because that person is a scientist. Do they work for a drug company that tests on animals? to be continued).

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JUNE 24, 2010

MALAYSIA will not shut down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab after investigations showed that the animals were not exposed to torture, a senior official said on Thursday. The lab, which is run by the Britain-based Alpha Biologics, uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing.

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MARCH 1, 2009

The EU is so far ahead of the US when it comes to developing alternative testing methods, it's embarrassing. It has gone so far as to establish a website for tracking the development of methods to replace, reduce, and refine current animal testing in EU nations. I need to study the site myself.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Tags: animal testing. If you go to the very top, there are tabs for FierceBiotechResearch and other topics. Note - this company has a lot of industry news sites on a wide range of topics, so they do more then just drug company news. I've never heard of them before.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Environmental Protection Agency is reducing its reliance on animal testing to assess human risk of chemical toxicity and will instead focus more heavily on the tools made possible by advances in molecular biology, genomics and computational modeling. For a long time there will be a need for animal testing," he said.

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JULY 12, 2009

The proposed primate breeding facility would violate both the letter and the spirit of Puerto Rico’s progressive new law, which strictly limits the use of animals in experimentation. Tags: animal experimentation puerto rico animal research primates medical research.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. Their investigations produce results.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Tags: animal research medical research. Here's her piece in the Huffington Post.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Tags: animal research malaysia. Caution on this story. Disturbing picture of monkey being injected.

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APRIL 18, 2010

From someone who actually worked in such research. The controversy over primate research is not going away any time soon, due to the paradox of primate research -- the more similarities between monkeys and humans that are discovered, the more researchers will argue those similarities make it valid to use monkeys in research on human diseases.

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JULY 21, 2009

Tags: animal research pharmaceuticals primates medical research malaysia. Fortunately, there are Malaysian activists opposing it. But of course, the argument will be that the project is economic development, jobs and "for the good of humanity.".

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JANUARY 11, 2009

They do support some animal-based studies (which sucks); HOWEVER, they acknowledge that much animal research is useless. Remember animal research doesn't just create reports, it creates CAREERS as well.) Tags: animal research. I'll let them describe their positions in their own words.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Tags: animal research biotech arizona. Supposedly people either 1) believe the State has no place overseeing labs (USDA does that) and 2) bioscience is already very well-regulated. This is all about making the stupid state friendly to the biotech industry. They get a huge tax break?

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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. Tags: animal research cosmetics. It's proceeding at a snail's pace. Here's an article on its progress from US News and World Report.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

To which I say, many universities are just as opaque and irresponsible in their animal care as any private sector entity. I'm as skeptical about this claim as other animal rights advocates. Tags: animal research hamner institutes university of chapel hill.

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MAY 15, 2009

Around 12 million animals are used each year in the European Union (EU) for research purposes. This became clear from a report addressed at the European Parliament (EP) session on May 5–7, which seeks to vote on a directive concerning animal research. From the Epoch Times. I really hope this passes.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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JULY 20, 2009

I occasionally read Scienceblog when there is mention of animal research issues. It's a site that, according to its own description, is half reader blogs and half press releases from research institutions. Here's the first of an apparent series by a blogger on why we need to do animal testing.part 1 - drug discovery!!!

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JUNE 16, 2010

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director. Tags: animal experimentation animal research. The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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MAY 24, 2010

testing a vaginal gel on monkeys. Thirty minutes after each gel application, the animals were exposed to SHIV, for a total of 14 "challenges." A fourth animal received a placebo gel in the same manner. Tags: animal research macaque. Now this is pretty gross. I understand it's for HIV prevention, but still.

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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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OCTOBER 24, 2009

In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. Aren't there better things to research? Whether intentionally or not, the title of the article catches the frivolity of the research."Don't So, why put the animals through this if it's not even a reflective experiment. One of the conclusions?

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JULY 25, 2009

This statement is mainly motivated by a recent conversation with someone who has a science degree (I think it's biology), but who actually works for a clinical testing company. She's always talking about Darwin and DNA testing.) This is one of the reasons why we are still on the losing end of the battle with animal researchers.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

They have paying members that are part of the animal research industry itself. Cleverly, they also emphasize how many "animals" are saved by animal research. Wouldn't Fluffy die without all the benefits of animal testing? Here's the organization's defense of its primate veterinarian members.

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MARCH 19, 2010

You heard it right.sheep decompression tests. PETA and the Alliance for Animals are asking for charges to be filed against the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The research is an effort to prevent "the bends," or injuries to divers as they ascend from deep water. From the Wisconsin State Journal.

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JUNE 14, 2010

Malaysia is considering shutting down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab if there is evidence of cruelty there, the goverment's top veterinary official said on Sunday. If animal testing cannot be conducted in the United States or Europe, I see no reason why they should be allowed here," Abdul Aziz was quoted as saying.

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APRIL 23, 2010

Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA.

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