Critter News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

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. I don't believe they are working for human welfare.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

I'm trying to come up with a book for my book club about animal rights. One is a huge supporter of animal research. But now we have "Eating Animals,"by Jonathan Safran Foer. Sounds pretty powerful. What do I choose? All of them are meat eaters, two because their "doctors" told them they had to eat meat.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

When you read stories in major newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek, be wary of simplification, bias, and a tendency to support traditional views indifferent to animals’ interests. A well-referenced book is probably your best source of reliable information. Get FOIAed Up!

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Critter News

MARCH 1, 2010

In fact, the animal research supporter in my book club said that very same thing. (By Animals are commodities for her. Informative article with one expert saying captivity can drive orcas insane. I'm not surprised. They are used to miles and miles of ocean. So why should I be surprised at her elephant comment?).

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2012

I've finally decided to take the plunge and really learn about animal experimentation. Apparently, there is a lot of argument out there than animal experimentation is even good for humans. It's a horrible topic and I post news articles about the abuses from time to time.

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Critter News

JUNE 12, 2010

I read the following in a book about the pharmaceutical industry by Marcia Angell (the first woman to serve as the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and currently a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Medical School) called The Truth about the Drug Companies.

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Critter News

MARCH 7, 2009

I've decided to quit my book club, which I dearly love, because of a member who works in medical research and supports animal experimentation. Then I read more about what's happening at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana. Here's a post from Animals and Politics. Tags: animal research.

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