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Harvard Medical School Facility Accused of Improper Research Reporting

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An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals. Harvard Medical School has not listed those primates as receiving unrelieved pain or distress, Budkie said.

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Pelican Release with International Bird Rescue

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First, you get to tour one of their California centers , you get a special opportunity to see a Pelican getting its final medical exam and numbered leg band, plus you get the honor of releasing one, or in my case, two of their rehabilitated pelicans! There are advantages to being a “Pelican Partner” for International Bird Rescue

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Some Groups that Still Support Animal Research

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From PETA's Animal Times (I tore out the page and there's no date anymore.but it was 2009). Tags: animal research medical research. The US Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association *March of Dimes *American Heart Association *Susan G. Komen and they are a pretty arrogant, corporate bunch (just an FYI!).

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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. A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. News to me.

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H1N1 and your pets.

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Although it was previously believed that cats were also safe, a cat in Iowa has now tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) are reminding pet owners monitor their pets’ health closely. Cats should be monitored.

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Dublin Dog Foundation Update

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The Dublin Dog Foundation Successfully Completes 2009 Let Freedom Bark Ride; Exceeds Fundraising Goals. July 30, 2009) – The Dublin Dog Foundation, the non-profit branch of Dublin Dog Co., July 30, 2009) – The Dublin Dog Foundation, the non-profit branch of Dublin Dog Co., CHARLOTTE, N.C. to Washington, D.C.,

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Vet-Stem

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Vet-stem also just recently announced a new study that shows that 60 percent of the dogs treated by Vet-Stem now use a decreased amount of pain medication or no medicine at all. This is good news both in terms of money savings, but also because of possible side effects from medication during a lifetime use.

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