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Uncovered Reports Show Three Research Labs Fined for Violations

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A 2006 USDA inspection report faulted the school for withholding anesthesia from piglets and lambs during procedures without adequate scientific justification for doing so. Tags: university research animal research welfare violations medical research animal laboratories. The report does not identify the procedures.

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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. In 2008, it had to return $20,000 in federal research grant money after a finding that it had allowed unauthorized surgeries on primates. Inspectors found serious deficiencies in animal-care facilities in 2006 and put the UW on probation. News to me.

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Animal Testing Debate Continues in New South Wales

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New figures published by the NSW government's advisory body, the Animal Research Review Panel, show the number of animals killed in NSW experiments rose by more than 1,000 to 8,813 during 2006-2007. Tags: australia animal experimentation animal research medical research.