Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods. Plus, are mice comparable to kids (although I would prefer mice subjects to primates who are so much more sensitive)? One of the conclusions?

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

Researchers can continue most experiments on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans -- after European Union lawmakers watered down proposals to restrict testing. Tags: europe animal research medical research. Maybe you'll feel some guilt about it.

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Critter News

APRIL 4, 2009

But many researchers - although adamant that animal research 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. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. We as a movement cannot compartamentalize.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

And let's not forget the required sanctimonious quote from an animal researcher “Our primates are essential partners in medical progress, as are mice, rats, guinea pigs and opossums. Tags: primates medical research. Oh brother.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. Then, heading out, I noticed three little knitted mice. Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech. They did not experiment on primates (I asked!),

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Engber mentions that in 1972, the USDA put into place "a special exemption for rats, mice, and birds, allowing scientists to treat them however they saw fit—in cages of any size, in experiments with any degree of pain and suffering. And thanks to the efforts of groups such as PCRM, that ample use isn't so ample anymore.

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