Critter News

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. They talk out of both sides of their you-know-what.

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Critter News

JUNE 12, 2010

This is a continuation of an earlier post about why I question animal testing. Many medical schools and teaching hospitals set up "technology transfer" offices to help in this activity and capitalize on faculty discoveries. But universities and scientists are not always there working for pure learning or the improvement of humanity.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In both cases I was not allowed to post photos of the birds on the Internet (one must respect a bird’s medical privacy). No one knew why the screech-owl dropped its feathers, it was tested for mites and didn’t have them.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Anderson, famous for slow-motion beach running scenes in the hit 1990s lifeguard TV show, wrote to R.C.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Tags: animal research medical research.

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Critter News

JULY 21, 2009

Tags: animal research pharmaceuticals primates medical research malaysia.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Newer devices have been further ‘tweaked’ to fit veterinary medical needs. His inventions are still used in today’s orthopedic surgeries, and I’m sure Dr. Ilizarov would be thrilled to see how far his initial inventions have morphed into amazing medical works of art. The true test will be next month when x-rays are taken.

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Critter News

JANUARY 11, 2009

Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes biomedical research and the practice of medicine based on critical thinking and our current understanding of evolutionary and developmental biology, complex systems and genomics. I'll let them describe their positions in their own words.

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Critter News

JUNE 29, 2009

Tags: university research animal experimentation animal rescue medical research.

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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

JUNE 16, 2010

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. From what I recall, chimpanzees share at least 95 percent of human DNA, although the number that floats around the most is 98.6 The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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Critter News

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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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Just read an August update from an ALDF lawyer about medical research. I was struck by this paragraph.

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Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2010

Bill Richardson is asking to tour a former medical research lab in southern New Mexico that houses more than 200 chimpanzees. The contract expires next year and Richardson opposes a plan by the agency to transfer the chimps from the Alamogordo Primate Facility, where they are no longer used for medical testing. From the AP.

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Critter News

JULY 20, 2009

Testing drugs on animal is unpleasant. There is only one alternative to testing drugs on animals: testing them on humans. Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical ethics medical research. Anyway, here's one particularly annoying paragraph from the post. No one likes doing it. It's all effed up to me.

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Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

In 2007, the National Academy of Sciences published a report calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to make a fundamental shift in its toxicity testing strategies away from testing on mammals and focusing increasingly on new, more accurate—not to mention, more ethical—in vitro toxicity testing.

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Critter News

AUGUST 8, 2009

It should be no surprise that the American Veterinary Medical Association is an apologist. Wouldn't Fluffy die without all the benefits of animal testing? They have paying members that are part of the animal research industry itself. Here's the organization's defense of its primate veterinarian members.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I almost quit a book club a year ago because one of the members is a proponent of medical research. She is a data tech for a clinical testing company (for profit by the way.) All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged. Tags: animal abuse animal enterprise terrorism act medical research.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics mice medical research. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods. One of the conclusions?

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Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

According to the Members of Parliament (MPs), who adopted the report on its first review last week, all planned tests should be subject to mandatory ethical assessments to take into account the concerns of the public on the matter. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.

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Critter News

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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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

As with most medical conditions, early detection and treatment of diabetes is recommended and can help with treatment. Diabetes in Dogs – Testing and Monitoring. Diabetes in Cats – Testing and Monitoring. In fact, one in 200 cats and one in 500 dogs has diabetes. Excessive Thirst. Increased Urination. Weight Loss.

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Critter News

APRIL 23, 2010

A kitten died from dehydration as a result of too much medication, individual primates were neglected for days at a time, mice and Guinea pig cages were found to be overcrowded, and calves may have been exposed to painful situations for too long, but University of Utah officials maintain that none of the most recent animal-testing violations, released (..)

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Although it was previously believed that cats were also safe, a cat in Iowa has now tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) are reminding pet owners monitor their pets’ health closely. Cats should be monitored.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

The research project, led by Jack Bergman of McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate in Belmont, Mass., In Bergman's study, according to Discovery News, 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys would be subjected to radiation and periodically tested to gauge how exposure affects performance in a variety of learned tasks.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, in collaboration with a number of government agencies, has established AltWeb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web site. Tags: animal experimentation animal research activism animal rights medical research.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For traveling longer distances with your dogs, be sure to pack any medication they take, a favorite toy, and of course, a comfy bed. We are being compensated for helping spread the word about the Dog Tested. Perhaps your pup is looking to buy a new vehicle to take you for rides in! All you have to do is use the form below!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Santa Claus Dead in Tragic Crash About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. These Blasts From The Past In Summer Showers A Skreeking Noise is Heard Crawling Bi-Sci-Fi #1: Chapter 1 of Birdtopia Charlie is 50!

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 6, 2011

It might surprise you to learn that according to the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association approximately 10% to %15 of dogs are prone to developing food allergies or food intolerance before they reach the age of 4. At this point the vet will run a series of tests to rule out fleas, dermatitis, infection or parasites.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Enrolled pets receive lifetime coverage for diagnostic tests, surgeries, and medications if they get sick or are injured, with no incident, annual or lifetime limit. Trupanion offers a simple, customizable pet insurance policy with no payout limits and 90% coverage of veterinary bills. I love dog parks.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 23, 2012

Your veterinarian will perform a blood test to ensure your dog can safely handle anesthesia. If a dog’s temperature elevates rapidly and the heart rate is increased, medication may be given to prevent the throat from swelling and prevent cardiac arrest. It is not common, but still possible.

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Animal Person

JULY 12, 2009

Though I test Violet's blood sugar several times a day and give her her insulin and glaucoma medication and eye drops and eye gel, she is only mildly impressed with my dedication. When you toss a toy to Violet, she promptly takes it into another room and plays by herself. But she's also an alpha dog and Charles isn't.

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2012

Many times tests fail. But I want to be able to argue about it intelligently, citing science, not just morals. Apparently, there is a lot of argument out there than animal experimentation is even good for humans. A drug may work on an animal, but fail miserably on a human. Or vice versa.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 26, 2020

MVP Healthcare is partnering with their biggest competitors in the New York/Vermont area to expand virtual access to medical providers, diagnostic testing and follow up for their collective members. Sales reps are at the leading edge of that charge to orchestrate supply where it is needed most.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Wall Street Journal reports that an increasing number of companies are creating a chief medical officer role within their ranks. Diamond is chief medical officer of One Medical, a company that provides primary medical care in the workplace to companies including Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2008

Traces of analgesics, antidepressants, antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-hypertension drugs, anti-seizure medications, and birth control hormones are turning up in the Nation's municipally-delivered drinking water and also in our rivers, lakes, and streams. Today, people have to worry about much more than fluoride in their water.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

He stated that the department could demand mandatory testing, but that it had to consider what effect that would have on companies as well as consumers. Imagine if I and the rest of the medical profession said we had to look at the entire pharmaceutical and surgical supply industry’s needs, not just our patients’ health.

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