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Biomedical Foundation Launches Campaign to Show Animal Research is Grrrrrrreat!

Critter News

The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today it has launched a one-year national animal research education campaign. Since 2004, public support for humane animal research to advance human and animal health has fallen 10 points. Once again, they're just using their most effective weapon.guilt.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

Scientists mapped out the entire mouse genome in 2002 and the rat genome in 2004.) Wouldn't you at some point say: That's not right--we need to stop that immediately and put our money and energy into finding alternative ways of performing medical research.