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Medicated feed against swine parasites, dysentery withdrawn

AVMA News

JULY 10, 2023

The combination medicated feed containing Safe-Guard (fenbendazole) and Lincomix (lincomycin) for use in pigs has been voluntary withdrawn by its sponsor, the Food and Drug Administration announced June 30.

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Marines Still Using Pigs for Medical Training

Critter News

AUGUST 13, 2009

The Marines also claim that using live pigs and inflicting wounds on them is the only way to approximate real-life situations in combat. It's the best way to train medical personnel. Tags: animal research military pigs. They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. Read and decide for yourself.

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PETA Protests Military's Testing on Pigs

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AUGUST 14, 2009

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Seal Industry Tries to Capitalize on Medical Researchers Conjectures

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Dr. Philippe Pibarot has been studying seal heart valves to see if they might be a better transplant option for humans than those from cows or pigs, believing they may be more durable than the other animal tissue. Excerpted from the Chronicle-Herald. The research at Laval University is still in the earliest stages.

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H1N1 and your pets.

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) are reminding pet owners monitor their pets’ health closely. Potbelly and pygmy pigs are susceptible. Pet pigs may contract swine flu. Influenza Type A vaccines are available for pigs.

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Southwest Primate Center "Celebrates" 10 Years

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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A Chance for Bliss

4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 5, 2011

Currently, A Chance for Bliss sanctuary is home to 96 residents including 25 horses, 22 dogs, 8 goats, 7 pot belly pigs , 4 sheep, 2 steers, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 5 cockatiels, 4 rabbits, 3 chickens, 3 cats, 1 turkey, a one-winged pigeon, Hines, and a turtle, Bart. Many of the dogs also have special medication needs.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

MARCH 21, 2007

To the Editor: I appreciate Nicolette Hahn Niman’s efforts in raising awareness about the conditions in which pigs are raised (“ Pig Out ,” Op-Ed, March 14), but I was struck by her comment that it is incumbent on us to ensure that animals have decent lives because we ask them to make the ultimate sacrifice for us. Jill Appell Pres.,

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. 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. They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), It was a jarring moment.

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2024

Abbot’s Babbler is named after William Louis Abbott (1860 – 1936), an American medical doctor, explorer, ornithologist, and field naturalist who had the good fortune of receiving a big inheritance when he was about 26 years old and who then promptly and understandably stopped practicing medicine ( source ). ” And why not.

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USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center

Critter News

MARCH 15, 2009

In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs. Tags: medical research PETA animal welfare us.

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University of Utah Cited by Dept. of Agriculture

Critter News

APRIL 23, 2010

The Salt Lake Tribune claims the infractions are only minor (interesting how different publications will provide different spins). You decide. From the Deseret News.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

In the United States pork industry, the vast majority of the more than 100 million pigs raised each year are housed in climate-controlled buildings that protect them from the elements, illness and disease and that allow for individual care. As for the environment, the pork industry prides itself on being a zero-discharge industry.

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