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Freeman says that the most difficult thing he has encountered so far in his research comes not from the lab, but from people’s attitudes about animal testing. Interesting that animalresearch is not cruel or inhumane because it benefits US. Does it benefit the animals? Diet (eat less!), exercise (walk more!)
Here's a succinct letter to the editor that summarizes the emotional blackmail propogated by animalresearchers. The million dollar ad campaign by the Foundation for Biomedical Research (“Critical research,” Nov. Tags: animalresearch drug companies medical research.
If you really want to ruin your day, visit this web page with a list of government grants involving animalresearch. It has a list of grant applications, researchers and details on the actual studies. Tags: animal experimentation animalresearch military medical research us. Not pretty.
More criticism of the quality of animalresearch. Here is the Editor of "New Scientist" who suppports animalresearch, BUT he points out the terrible quality of the research and reliability of the results. It really hurts the scientific community's arguments that animalresearch saves lives.
Some scientists say it could end in a generation if we pursue the creation of "virtual humans" and living cell banks as research replacements. Tags: animal experimentation animalresearch medical research science. I just don't understand why.
I don't support animalresearch and I have no sympathy for animalresearchers. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. I would never advocate violence against a researcher.
Yale animalresearchers complain that all these darn regulations for animal welfare are creating too much paperwork. Tags: Yale animalresearch. insert crying baby here).
The "brave" animalresearchers are taking their argument to the public and bypassing animal right activists. a billboard funded by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. Thanks to animalresearch, you won't." Let's discuss the research. Let's discuss the research. Here's an example.
Animals for research purposes are coming from municipal shelters, breeders and the greyhound trade. In 2007, 394 dogs died during procedures for canine and human research. None of the animal shelters contacted by the Herald Sun have come across ex-research dogs in need of a home. From the Herald Sun.
The animalresearch supporter I know says "we can do a better job of treating lab animals." Tags: animalresearch colorado state university. Another university cited.
The writer of this Guardian article supports animalresearch, but admits there are many problems with the research itself. His arguments are not based on humane treatment of the animals, but whether these studies are even properly conducted. Tags: animalresearch.
Here's a post on the Red, Green and Blue blog about the unspeakable trade in macaque monkeys as research subjects. Tags: animal experimentation animalresearch primates medical research. Around 10,000 are bred and exported from Mauritius to the US, UK and Japan.
I didn't know that there were specific breeders out there producing animal subjects for medical research. According to this article, some are so bad that the University of California and the University of Cincinnati have actually decided to end their relationships with them and stop purchasing animals bred for research use.
Not sure anything will come of this, but Dane County is turning its attention to the primate research going on at University of Madison-Wisconsin. WISC-TV has learned that a public debate on the ethics of monkey research will be held on campus in March, keeping alive a touchy campus debate that's been brewing for years.
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 animalresearch practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose. DeRose will speak at 7 p.m.,
From PETA's Animal Times (I tore out the page and there's no date anymore.but it was 2009). Komen Foundation *British Heart Foundation *World Cancer Research Fund I can't tell you all what I do for a living because it's kind of sensitive, but let's just say that my unit has had dealings with Susan G.
The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. But many researchers - although adamant that animalresearch remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures.
They have paying members that are part of the animalresearch industry itself. Cleverly, they also emphasize how many "animals" are saved by animalresearch. Wouldn't Fluffy die without all the benefits of animal testing? Here's the organization's defense of its primate veterinarian members.
The group is called NC3E (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research). The Centre funds high-quality 3Rs research, organises workshops and symposia to disseminate and advance the 3Rs, and develops 3Rs information resources and guidelines.
Not sure I agree with posting the researcher's photo. Wonder if that could get activists into trouble under AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.) Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animalresearch.
Big pharma is also involved in promoting animalresearch for its own benefit. It claims that it must research on animals in order to save people, but then charges such high costs for drugs to these same people that many, even in the rich country of the US, must forego them and risk their lives.
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. From the PR Newswire.
President Obama promised to eliminate wasteful government spending; funding for animalresearch is one area that is overdue for reform. Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. Tags: animalresearch Obama. Gundl Bhutani Sarasota.
Tags: Charles River Laboratories animalresearch USDA. Even I didn't realize how bad it was until I read this article from the Associated Press. The spotlight is on Charles River Laboratories. This article lists some of the universities and private corporations with violations.
Animal Person , someone who is clearly smarter than me, has a great analysis about the recent "Pepper" series in Slate about animalresearch. At least he didn't try to make me feel happy or warm and fuzzy about animalresearch. Animal Person points out this comment made by Daniel Engber, the author.
California recently passed a law protecting animalresearchers from animal activists. These animals are denied movement and cut open for his insane, unscientific studies. All the vivisectors and anyone assisting in this sadism at UC Berkeley (researchers, post-docs) shall consider themselves an appropriate target.
Animalresearch facilities will be required to disclosee more information online about their experiments under a court settlement signed Wednesday by the Humane Society of the United States and the Agriculture Department. Now, I know it doesn't solve everything, but it's another chink in the armor. From the LA Times.
PETA's undercover investigation showed some really questionable practices going on in the University of Utah's animalresearch program. Here, the Salt Lake Tribune tries to smooth things over by showing the "happy side, " by talking about the research subjects that end up being adopted. What if an animal doesn't make it through?
Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animalresearch when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.
Here it is.the US Meat AnimalResearch Center. Tags: meat USDA cattle. Good site to visit to see what they're up to. Obviously, all the pictures will probably be nice and clean.
It's in response to the arrest of Yale animal technician Raymond Clark for the murder of Annie Le, but makes some important points about animalresearch. No wonder the research community wraps a "saves lives" cloak around its work whether falsified journal articles or Larson's "speech" studies. For how many years?
million dollar research lab. And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS! The new facility is expected to result in 253 additional permanent jobs on the WVU campus, including 13 directly in the animal quarters and 240 in biomedical research laboratories around the Health Sciences Center.
The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today it has launched a one-year national animalresearch education campaign. Since 2004, public support for humane animalresearch to advance human and animal health has fallen 10 points.
This protest comes after an undercover PETA investigator collected evidence of alleged animal abuse in the University laboratories. Tags: animalresearch utah medical research PETA.
Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals. There is more and more evidence that animal testing is NOT necessarily the best route to take. There is more and more evidence that animal testing is NOT necessarily the best route to take.
Tags: animalresearch Obama University of North Carolina federal stimulus. But it disappoints and frustrates me to see it consistently used for purposes that I passionately oppose. To see an issue of such moral debate minimized to simply economic activity is just not right.
I really believe the more people learn about what researchanimals go through, the more common decency becomes a factor. But how many animalresearch supporters (non-scientists) actually step into a room and observe an experiment? How many of them actually see these animals in the labs? It upsets them.
Rodent of the Week" supposedly highlights the "good things" that come out of animalresearch. But even this peppy little piece discusses the weaknesses of animalresearch. Tags: Los Angeles animalresearch. Here's a weird little piece I came across. Clearly, a PR instrument. So why not just end it?
Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales. According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. Tags: universities animal experimentation UK animalresearch wales cardiff university.
Interesting article on anti-animalresearch advocacy in Madison, WI. Tags: animalresearch 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.
Tags: chimpanzees animalresearchanimal cruelty vivisection anti-cruelty medical research. Visit this site. Project R&R is a campaign of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society.
The investigation cleared the animal lab. 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. Tags: animalresearch malaysia. From Straits Time.
Just read an August update from an ALDF lawyer about medical research. But would researchers be willing to share their results? Tags: animalresearch. I was struck by this paragraph. That's a lot of saved lives. Doubtful if it means endangering their potential patents.
HumaneSpot.org is a unique research website tailored to the needs of animal advocates. They] offer a wide range of useful tools and resources, including nearly 1,000 independent research studies relating to animal issues. Tags: policy. Thanks to Animalblog for the heads up. These people are serious.
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