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Animal Research Booming in State of Victoria

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Animals for research purposes are coming from municipal shelters, breeders and the greyhound trade. In 2007, 394 dogs died during procedures for canine and human research. None of the animal shelters contacted by the Herald Sun have come across ex-research dogs in need of a home. From the Herald Sun.

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Pigs Used in Explosives Tests in Britain

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He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009. Tags: UK animal research military pigs. The tests "saved many lives" in Iraq and Afghanistan due to improvements in post-traumatic techniques, junior defence minister Quentin Davies said.

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

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A May 23, 2007, USDA inspection revealed several problems with drainage and waste disposal operations, and peeling paint in primate housing areas. # Tags: louisiana animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty new iberia research center animal welfare us. A 2006 inspection found no problems.

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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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In addition to troubling questions about its legality, such a facility would also place Puerto Rico behind the curve in the current context of scientific debate about laboratory research involving live animals. Tags: animal experimentation puerto rico animal research primates medical research.

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Another Research Company Accused of Animal Mistreatment

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They include reports on 16 incidences of fractures received by primates and one swine during handling between 2007 and 2009. The documents, disclosed to OutsourcingPharma.com by Executive Director of SAEN, Michael Budkie, are said to have been released anonymously from a past or present employee.

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Animal Testing Debate Continues in New South Wales

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This particular animal research controversy is occurring in New South Wales (Australia). Welfare groups are calling for an urgent public debate on animal testing amid claims millions of creatures are being killed or maimed every year in Australia in the name of science. From the online Sydney Morning Herald.