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Anti-Research Advocacy in Madison

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Interesting article on anti-animal research advocacy in Madison, WI. Tags: animal research medical research university of madison-wisconsin. Madison is a key battleground because it is one of only 8 cities with primate centers in the country.

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Ocean Advocacy and Animal Rights

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Tags: oceans marine animals. I'm going to try and research other groups to see if there is a group that is more in line with the philosophy I'm trying to follow. But I may not find one. And, at this point, I'd rather have oceans with healthy fisheries for the seafood industry than those without any fisheries left at all.

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On Surreal Lobster Advocacy

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Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Gray Matters. The message I hear is: tormenting animals before you brutally torture and slaughter them is wrong, but brutally torturing and slaughtering them without the preceding torment is okay. What do you think of this campaign?

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. Tags: advocacy. We received an email about a new book being released by Lantern Books. In the author's words.

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Emotion vs. Reason

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And it's especially the case in animal rights advocacy. The combination is a powerful weapon for advocacy. Tags: animal rights advocacy. There's always a dilemma in debating any issue as to whether one should rely on emotion or reason to advance one's argument. It just has to be backed up with facts, reasoning and logic.

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Scientist Advocacy Group Oppose Some Animal Testing

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Tags: animal research. The goal of AFMA, therefore, is to educate the scientific community, as well as the general public, of the urgent need for a move away from the ineffective animal model to research modalities that truly reflect the enormous strides we have made in our knowledge of living systems.

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Alley Cat Allies Wins Recognition for Financial Efficiency

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Tags: activism feral cats donations advocacy nonprofits. They do a good job of using donations for actual programs instead of bloated overhead. Here's a Charity Spotlight article on them from MainStreet.com.