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Mountain Goats Accidentally Killed in Study

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After meeting with park managers on Wednesday, researchers were allowed to resume their field work. Tags: animal research montana. However, a second male goat died after it was darted on Thursday. Its cause of death has not yet been determined.

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University of Utah Continues Getting Bad Press

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Researchers told the Tribune that the testing gave the shelter animals "a second chance at life," while records obtained by the Tribune revealed that the labs had killed 116 of the 190 strays last year. Only 74 animals survived the research process to be adopted out as pets.

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Groups Seek Charges in Sheep Decompression Tests

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It is illegal in Wisconsin to kill an animal by means of decompression. The university stopped conducting the experiments last fall when it learned that it may have been violating state law, said Eric Sandgren, who oversees animal research at UW-Madison.

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Weekend Protest Against the Oregon National Primate Research Center

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Animal rights activists stretched a 60-foot banner across the Hawthorne Bridge {Saturday} morning targeting the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU. In support of National Primate Liberation Week, the Portland Animal Defense League hung a banner that read "OHSU: Stop Killing Monkeys Now!"

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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.2

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How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder? I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director. Tags: animal experimentation animal research.

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