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Welsh Report Shows Increased Animal Research at Cardiff University

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Here's an article about an increase in animal experiments at Cardiff University in Wales. According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. Tags: universities animal experimentation UK animal research wales cardiff university.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Actually, many birds are able to use smell; the 2006 edition of the classic textbook Ornithology states, “Although they have been underestimated in the past, the olfactory abilities of most birds are comparable to those of some mammals (Mason and Clark 2000). Freeman, 2006, full text available on Internet Archives, [link].

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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter

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That's why this action alert from the Animal Legal Defense Fund strikes a cord with me. Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. From the ALDF blog. Arrested in June 2007, Michael J.

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DeMuth Agrees to Plea Bargain

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Scott DeMuth, a sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota charged last year with felony conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act agreed yesterday to a plea bargain. The Quad-City Times reports that DeMuth admitted to releasing ferrets and causing damage to computers and records in a 2006 break-in.)

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. Considering the fact that her lake lies conveniently close to the Moharli Gate, I suppose Telia would be the biggest earner of all the animals of Tadoba. Tiger’s historic range in about 1850 (pale yellow) and in 2006 (in green).

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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

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Animal experts descended for investigations of their own, and employee morale sank to an all- time low. Insurance companies and the city settled lawsuits in conjunction with the fatal mauling and a 2006 attack of a zookeeper who was assaulted by the same tiger during a public feeding. Now, facing a $2.2

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Death on a Factory Farm

Animal Ethics

Ever wonder how the animals you eat are treated before they become your dinner? Death on a Factory Farm" chronicles an investigation into alleged abuses that took place at a hog farm in Creston, Ohio. Death on a Factory Farm" chronicles an investigation into alleged abuses that took place at a hog farm in Creston, Ohio.