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A substantial fund of EUR50 million (US$74 million) is being offered to European research teams to develop alternatives to animaltesting for cosmetics and related industries. Tags: europe animalresearch cosmetics medical research.
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 animaltesting. Interesting that animalresearch is not cruel or inhumane because it benefits US. Does it benefit the animals? Diet (eat less!), exercise (walk more!)
I'm updating this rant from a few years ago regarding why I question animaltesting. I get frustrated when people accept a scientist's opinion in support of animaltesting simply because that person is a scientist. Do they work for a drug company that tests on animals? to be continued).
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.
experiments were performed on animals last year, a rise of 454,000 or 14% on the previous year, the Home Office said. The increase marks the greatest leap in animal use in medical research since 1986, when the government introduced new auditing procedures.
A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animaltesting medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animalresearch, which could lead to test subjects being abused.
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.
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.
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.
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 animaltesting? Here's the organization's defense of its primate veterinarian members.
Environmental Protection Agency is reducing its reliance on animaltesting 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 animaltesting," he said.
An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animaltesting facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent abuse of the animals by workers at the facility. From the PR Newswire.
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 animaltesting is NOT necessarily the best route to take. There is more and more evidence that animaltesting is NOT necessarily the best route to take.
Here's a scathing overview in Primate Freedom of the new organization "Pro-Test," an organization of animalresearchers who want to advocate for their work. Tags: animalresearch medical ethics medical research. Long and impressive expose.
This is a continuation of an earlier post about why I question animaltesting. Oftentimes, scientists seem to think that they just need to waive their PhDs and research projects in everyone's faces and we should all shut up and bow our heads to their great wisdom. It is about the Bayh-Dole Act and it has really stuck with me.
Tags: animaltestinganimal cruelty military pigs medical research PETA. And that's what I like about PETA and why I recently became a member for the first time. They are fast, organized, committed and they get attention.
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.
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 animaltesting in EU nations. I need to study the site myself.
I wish we could stop killing animals for reasons related to killing humans. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its use of more than 100 pigs in explosive tests in Wiltshire. Some 119 pigs were used in the research at the Government's military research laboratory Porton Down, near Salisbury, between 2006 and 2009.
It's too controversial because the baboons involved would have to be destroyed after the testing. OSU administrators said in a statement that, "this research was not in the best interest of the university. OSU is focused on enhancing and expanding its existing research strengths including our ongoing programs in bioterrorism research.
Their is a proposal to ban testing on apes in the EU. Europe's environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- in a clampdown on animaltesting by the drugs industry and other laboratories. Tags: europe apes.
The investigation cleared the animal lab. MALAYSIA will not shut down a controversial British-funded animaltesting lab after investigations showed that the animals were not exposed to torture, a senior official said on Thursday. Tags: animalresearch malaysia. From Straits Time.
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.
I found a link to them on ANIMAL's blog (ANIMAL is a Portuguese animal rights group.) These scientists are NOT an animal rights group. They do support some animal-based studies (which sucks); HOWEVER, they acknowledge that much animalresearch is useless. Tags: animalresearch.
Tags: animaltesting. 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.
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. It is illegal in Wisconsin to kill an animal by means of decompression. Tags: animalresearch sheep PETA university of madison-wisconsin.
Tags: animalresearch 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.".
I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director. If they are "only" animals, if they are beasts which abstract not, then my comparison is a piece of sentimental foolishness. These chimps are healthy and well-fed.
The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. Tags: university researchanimal experimentation animal rescue medical research.
I'm behind on my email and only just read this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Less than one year ago, Puerto Rico enacted a landmark animal protection law, based in part on a set of model laws drafted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. From the ALDF action alert page.
Tags: animalresearch 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?
There is NO EXCUSE or even argument for hurting animals in the name of a woman's vanity. Tags: animalresearch cosmetics. When is this going to happen? It's proceeding at a snail's pace. Here's an article on its progress from US News and World Report.
According to this interview, he credits animal rights extremists for fueling the public backlash against animal protection. Tags: UK animalresearch. Discouraging article.
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 animalresearch. I really hope this passes.
by making it more visible to public scrutiny and ensuring the well-being of its animals. 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.
How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. This is really interesting. I certainly didn't.
Thanks to Patty at Animal Rights-Do Whatever is Necessary for reposting this list of 40 ways to help lab animals. There are many excellent books on issues related to animalresearch. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animalresearch issues is knowing the arguments in support of animalresearch.
An experiment in which anesthetized pigs were buried alive in snow to learn how humans live or die in avalanches was halted today in Austria after animal-rights groups denounced the research as cruel and useless. Some animals were being buried completely and suffocated, while others were covered up to their necks to freeze to death.
I came across this article in USA Today entitled "Waste not, want not: Companies find uses for leftover animal parts." For years, those parts have ended up in cosmetics, soap, pet food and animal feed. Tags: morbid thoughts. These are living beings. And I don't care about the term "sustainability."
Malaysia, under pressure from animal rights activists, is going to investigate Progenix Labs. Malaysia is considering shutting down a controversial British-funded animaltesting lab if there is evidence of cruelty there, the goverment's top veterinary official said on Sunday.
The mini-pig, darling of celebrities’ handbags, may have had its bacon Sunday after the EU earmarked it as the laboratory testanimal of the future. A research project into the feasibility of using miniature pigs in laboratories concluded they are better suited for testing toxins, drugs and chemicals than dogs and monkeys.
Charles River Labs, a company which develops drugs and conducts contract animaltesting, has an atrocious animal rights record, although they deny it of course. They recently moved into China two years ago where they established a toxicology and drug-testing facility in Shanghai.
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