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Student Researcher Says "Hooray for Animal Research"

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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 animal testing. and counseling to ease off the psychological dependence on food. Why do humans always have to get everything we want and we have to do it at the pain and expense of animals?

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Lick Granuloma

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The most common cause of lick granuloma is psychological, usually due to stress, boredom or a compulsive behaviour. Tests for allergies should be conducted if no obvious cause can be diagnosed. Lick granuloma is a serious skin problem in dogs and occurs when dogs continuously lick a certain area, which then becomes inflamed and sore.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Maybe it’s because he’s still focusing on the research that still needs to be done–a long list that he would like to see encompassing areas of economics, law, architecture, psychology, sociology, and recreation as well as biology, zoology, and ecology. It’s not a bad idea.

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Top 5 Ways to Pet Proof Your Home

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Test gate latches regularly to make sure they’re up to the job, and examine your fences for any potential holes or weaknesses. Pay attention to pet psychology, and you’ll find a lot more respect paid to your possessions in turn. If you’ve got an outdoor-going pet, don’t forget to keep that yard up to spec.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. But scientists had carried out few studies to test those beliefs–until now. Kaminski put Rico to a rigorous test and confirmed that the dog could learn names for more than 200 toys, balls and other items.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

Here's another direct action and its result, as described in an interview by Larry Mantle on KPCC Radio (it's the one called " Animal Rights vs. Animal Testing "). He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them.

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On the Psychological Continuum

Animal Person

There is no philosophical continuum, but there is a psychological continuum, as evidenced by everyone at the workshop taking steps back or forward, denoting their increase in animal use (including no meat to meat, or backsliding, like I did a decade ago), or their decrease (such as when vegetarians go vegan). How about this?