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LA Times "Rodent of the Week" Simply PR for Animal Research

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Rodent of the Week" supposedly highlights the "good things" that come out of animal research. But even this peppy little piece discusses the weaknesses of animal research. Tags: Los Angeles animal research. Here's a weird little piece I came across. Clearly, a PR instrument. So why not just end it?

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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab

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million dollar research lab. It will house rodents for use in experiments. And research for drug development, which means more MONEY and JOBS! Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. Thanks to your tax dollars, federal stimulus money is being used to build a $14.5

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Malaysia Approves Controversial Research Lab

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The veterinary services department launched a probe this month after animal rights campaigners accused the Progenix Research lab based in the northern state of Penang of cruelty to animals. The lab, which is run by the Britain-based Alpha Biologics, uses monkeys, dogs, rodents and rabbits for toxicology testing.

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British-Funded Lab Under Investigation in Malaysia

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Malaysia is considering shutting down a controversial British-funded animal testing lab if there is evidence of cruelty there, the goverment's top veterinary official said on Sunday. If animal testing cannot be conducted in the United States or Europe, I see no reason why they should be allowed here," Abdul Aziz was quoted as saying.

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Rats Taking Over from Mice in Labs

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Morse, corporate vice president for research model services at Charles River Laboratories, a Wilmington company that started by breeding lab rats in 1947 and has become a major supplier of rodents for research. “To what degree the rat will replace the mouse remains to be seen,’’ said Iva S.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

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Positive Responses from Animal Testers?

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Drug and chemical companies say they endorse a Europe-wide initiative intended to eventually end the use of animals in research and safety testing. A report published by a panel of experts from industry, academic institutions and regulatory bodies supports an initiative aimed at finding alternatives to animal research.

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