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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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Another crass attempt at primate slavery for money wrapped in "we put people first" robes." The proposed primate breeding facility would violate both the letter and the spirit of Puerto Rico’s progressive new law, which strictly limits the use of animals in experimentation. From the ALDF action alert page.

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USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center

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In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs.

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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. Six of the primates and the swine are reported to have been euthanised as a result.

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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. # What the documents show # A USDA inspection on Feb. 18 focusing on allegations by Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) found the center in compliance. # A 2006 inspection found no problems.

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From Today's New York Times

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In fact, the Language Research Center at Georgia State University has engaged in continuous social, cognitive and biobehavioral research on primates, including language training and research, since 1981. 10, 2007 Note from KBJ: By what right do we take these animals out of the wild? Georgia State University Atlanta, Aug.

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“Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife”

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The “Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife” gives you the info how and where to look for both birds and mammals (not just primates, the title is somewhat misleading). For birds, this guide follows the Clements list (2007, with revisions through 2013), so it is mostly compatible with your eBird app.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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million hectares in 2007. Ghana has the dubious distinction of being the first country to have lost a major primate species since the Convention on Biological Diversity came into force: Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus was declared extinct in 2000 due to forest destruction. million hectares at the beginning of the 20th century to a mere 1.4

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