Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Thanks to PETA's undercover investigation of University of Utah labs for bringing this issue to media attention. Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year. From the AP.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Capuchin monkeys, macaques, Cotton Top Tamarins, Chimpanzees, and many other animals, including various birds, have been investigated and found to be unable to make inferences about HCAs. The next graph shows the average number of times per trial that the crow decided to abandon an effort to get at the food.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 223

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JULY 15, 2016

You rush over to investigate, and there are birds in your fireplace. Chimney Swifts are dedicated, hard-working parents, and will not abandon their nestlings unless they think they’re gone for good. It’s summer, you’re in your house, and suddenly there’s a commotion. They’re Chimney Swifts.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary Birds Connecticut 130

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APRIL 17, 2012

July 24, 2010 BP brazenly says an internal investigation has cleared the company of all gross negligence in the spill. July 6, 2010 Oil enters Lake Pontchartrain, a massive estuary in Louisiana, potentially threatening a thriving and diverse ecosystem. Least Terns resting on an oil-stained beach July 15, 2010 Wellhead is capped.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Check out this video from the premier episode: RESCUE INK UNLEASHED is a new weekly series that documents this unlikely group of animal activists on their crusade to save helpless, abandoned and abused animals.

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Rescue New York Animal Abuse New York Times 100

Critter News

JANUARY 11, 2009

Our primary concern is the advancement of investigative methodologies that lead to effective cures and treatments for human diseases.

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Groups Advocacy Biomedical Research Animal Research 100

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 203