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European Money Goes to Alternative Testing Research

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A substantial fund of EUR50 million (US$74 million) is being offered to European research teams to develop alternatives to animal testing for cosmetics and related industries. Tags: europe animal research cosmetics medical research.

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Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines

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Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animal research when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. Schulman, 2010. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK.

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New Podcast Uploaded for 01/26/10

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In this week's podcast ending January 26, 2010: **Animal rescue efforts are underway in disaster-stricken Haiti; **A research study involving the burial of live pigs is halted; **The blood sport of dogfighting enjoys a revival in Afghanistan; **And a report by animal welfare organizations criticize pig farming in the European Union.

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An End to Japanese Whaling?

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A major review of Japanese government spending could spell the end to whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace, after the review committee proposed massive cuts in subsidies to a body which funds the so-called scientific research programme. Tags: Japan hunting greenpeace whaling.

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Cute of the Day: Open Wide!

4 The Love Of Animals

ORLANDO, FL (May 26, 2010) — Open Wide! Through years of research, SeaWorld has made it possible for this chick to be raised by its parents. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on May 26, 2010. Tags: cute of the day. Proud Parents Feed Their Chick at SeaWorld Orlando. To discover more, visit SeaWorld.org.

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Nat Geo Amazing! Killer Swarms and Urban Penguins

4 The Love Of Animals

In fact, if you think your job isn’t that great, you might change your mind after you see what this researcher does in her quest for undiscovered natural chemicals! Killer Swarms and Urban Penguins originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 9, 2010. Tags: tv. Do you watch Nat Geo Amazing!? We love it.

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