Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

After two years of heated debate on how to protect animal welfare without scuppering scientific research, the new limits, updating regulations from 1986, were adopted by the European Parliament despite objections from Green MEPs. Tags: chimpanzees europe animal research apes primates.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

It's a TLC show about humans that adopt monkeys and treat them as their children. Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. Thanks to Chimpanzee Information for pointing this travesty out.

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Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

According to the Members of Parliament (MPs), who adopted the report on its first review last week, all planned tests should be subject to mandatory ethical assessments to take into account the concerns of the public on the matter. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. Tags: animal experimentation mice Guinea Pigs medical research biotech. I can't really talk about what I do except that I work in government. but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. It was a rather grim place.

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