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Ex NASA Employee Joins PETA Protest

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April Jean Evans was a NASA engineer, but resigned her position in protest over radiation experiments on monkeys. She's living with her brother now and falling into debt, but she is dedicated to working with PETA and other organizations to try to ban primates in experiments. That takes a lot of courage and conviction.

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PETA Busts University of Utah Research Lab

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An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. s vice president for research. It's a remarkably banal list of ordinary events in an animal-care facility." Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA. Certainly a case to follow.

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Protest To Stop Pointless Radiation Experiments

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PETA organized protests to stop these stupid radiation experiments on spider monkeys. Tags: animal research Stupid primates NASA. The purpose is to determine how astronauts would fare on the way to Mars. We can't even get out of Afghanistan and we're going to Mars. Give me an effing break.

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Pam Anderson Urges End to India's Animal Testing

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Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. But the animals suffering behind closed doors at AIIMS must endure this nightmare every day."

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

This morning, during the Facebook discussion, Engber writes (and the first sentence is reason alone to chime in): Bring on the PETA hotties! Actually, I didn't quit neuroscience as a result of the experiences described, but I did quit working with animals. Part V: Me and My Monkey. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?