Critter News

MARCH 15, 2009

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. Tags: medical research PETA animal welfare us.

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MARCH 27, 2009

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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JUNE 28, 2009

The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. Nearly 95 percent of the 90 billion table eggs produced in the United States come from high-density cage systems. In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually.

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JULY 7, 2009

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. Tags: australia animal experimentation animal research medical research. From the online Sydney Morning Herald.

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