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AUGUST 18, 2009

This editorial in the web version of the Oklahoman denounces animal rights terrorism; however, it finishes off by supporting medical research on animals. But they do try to cover themselves by pointing out they oppose cosmetics research.). Tags: animal rights medical research.

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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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MAY 26, 2009

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.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Tags: animal research utah medical research PETA. This protest comes after an undercover PETA investigator collected evidence of alleged animal abuse in the University laboratories.

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MAY 26, 2009

Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Research supporters are going crazy over Oklahoma State University stopping anthrax testing on baboons. Tags: universities animal research primarily primates medical research. In addition to the threat of animal "extremists," they are also blaming T. Boone Pickens' wife Madeleine, whose husband is a big donor.

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JULY 26, 2009

The increase marks the greatest leap in animal use in medical research since 1986, when the government introduced new auditing procedures. Tags: animal experimentation UK drug companies medical research biotech.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Here's a scathing overview in Primate Freedom of the new organization "Pro-Test," an organization of animal researchers who want to advocate for their work. Tags: animal research medical ethics medical research. Long and impressive expose.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

At CARE, Whyville citizens create habitats for animals, take on the role of an animal caregiver and discover how animal research generated cures and treatments for ailments impacting humans and animals. Talk about an unholy alliance.beef and medical research.

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MAY 15, 2009

The investigation is related to the Animal Welfare Act and Clemson's research activities, but no details are available at this time. Tags: universities animal experimentation animal research USDA medical research.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

I almost quit a book club a year ago because one of the members is a proponent of medical research. All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged. The title of this article is "Researchers to animal-rights activists: We are not afraid." I'm sorry, but I am not moved.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

Tags: university research animal experimentation animal research primates medical research. Sounds like there can be a whole lot of drama surrounding the Willamette Week's attempts to report about this place. Here's an example.

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MARCH 7, 2009

Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. End the use of chimpanzees in animal experiments. It's unconscionable.

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Tags: university research medical research. But, if he's guilty of such a horrible and violent crime, it makes me wonder how he treated his animal subjects when no one was around. I guess we'll see what happens next.

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MARCH 23, 2009

Here's some background on the New Iberia Research Center, target of the Humane Society investigation showing alleged chimpanzee abuse. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation humane society new iberia research center medical research us.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Tags: animal testing animal 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.

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MAY 4, 2009

Tags: animal experimentation animal research vivisection medical research. I say "yes" and it's time to pursue the alternatives. This is an excellent, excellent opinion piece. The author is the press officer for the Animal Liberation Press Office.

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APRIL 10, 2009

Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research. I like this short opinion letter that gets right to the point.

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APRIL 2, 2009

If you really want to ruin your day, visit this web page with a list of government grants involving animal research. It has a list of grant applications, researchers and details on the actual studies. Tags: animal experimentation animal research military medical research us. Not pretty.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research science. I think we could change things even sooner, but I just don't see the will or the interest in most of the scientific community. I just don't understand why.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

More than half the experiments were carried out for academic research and one third of those were for medical research. Tags: animal research Netherlands. The increase was largely due to new EU rules on chemical compounds, which have led to an increase in testing on rats, the inspectors said.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 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. Tags: animal research medical research.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Tags: animal cruelty exper new iberia research center primates medical research. Officials claim to be taking steps to correct certain problems. This web page also has a video with a tour of the facility, conducted by center staff.

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JUNE 28, 2009

Tags: university research animal experimentation humane society medical research animal resear. HSUS is now attempting to reach students through Facebook. Here's a campus article about Northwestern University , one of the schools that have NOT signed.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

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

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

If we can't outlaw the practice, perhaps researchers will become more transparent. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. Then we can finally stop the horrific abuses that they perpetrate within their windowless ivory towers.

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MARCH 16, 2009

Jane Goodall responding to the Nightline special detailing the mistreatment of hundreds of chimpanzees and other primates at New Iberia Research Center. Tags: chimpanzees new iberia research center primates medical research.

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MARCH 15, 2009

Tags: chimpanzees medical research animal welfare. Here's a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania with an interesting post about the same issue, wondering how much we really need to experiment on chimps.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This adorable poster that draws you in to the sweet faces of these animals basically proclaims that it is a good thing to use their bodies for medical research, which almost always leads to pain and death. Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech. It was a jarring moment.

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JUNE 7, 2009

Read it and tell me that the end, or even the simple limitation, of animal research is nothing more than "darn government regulators! They just want to take away our rights to research!" Animal research proponents are starting to sound like the NRA nuts in the US.

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JUNE 4, 2009

"The animal research industry is just as unregulated as Wall Street was before the current economic crisis," said Michael A. If this system is not overhauled, the next meltdown will be in research laboratories.". Tags: animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Tags: europe animal research cosmetics medical research. The joint partnership between the European Commission and the European Cosmetics Association (Colipa) is calling on scientists to develop proposals for studies into new non-animal testing methods before a February 2010 deadline.

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JULY 11, 2009

Tags: breeders animal research veterinarians animal shelters medical research avma. Without a word, the House of Delegates scuttled the resolution during a voice vote. In June, the organization’s Executive Board sided against proposed revisions to the policy statement.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

They want us to keep on funneling billions and billions of taxpayer dollars to the drug companies, the research universities and the suppliers of the animals and the animal testing equipment. Tags: animal research drug companies medical research. How stupid do they think we are?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

And, of course, if they are so severely endangered, why are so many carelessly exploited for medical experimentation? Tags: rant chimpanzees medical research endangered species. They must be cheap and plentiful right?

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MARCH 26, 2009

In return, the company can use some of the unwanted dogs for animal research. Tags: animal shelter management animal experimentation strays medical research. The animal shelter committee voted to end the contract, but it goes before the County commissioners in April.

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