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Serious Problems with Quality of Animal Research

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The writer of this Guardian article supports animal research, but admits there are many problems with the research itself. His arguments are not based on humane treatment of the animals, but whether these studies are even properly conducted. Tags: animal research.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

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I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Even if you become 100 percent vegan, how much of the drugs you take, the makeup you wear and the cleaning products you use have been tested on an animal?

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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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Are Published Animal Studies Skewed?

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Here's an article in Nature about how many animal studies with negative or inconclusive results go unpublished. It raises the question of how useful animal research really is if we only see the studies that show relevant results. Tags: animal research drug companies animal studies.

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Technology Still Trying to Replace Animals in Cosmetics Testing

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There is NO EXCUSE or even argument for hurting animals in the name of a woman's vanity. Here's an article on its progress from US News and World Report. Tags: animal research cosmetics. When is this going to happen? It's proceeding at a snail's pace.

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Class "B" Animals Sold for Medical Research

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I learned something new from this article. In the shadow of a $5 million-dollar grant given to Oklahoma State’s renowned veterinary school and then rescinded due to allegations of abusive and cruel animal research practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose.