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Animal Research Grants a Waste of Taxpayer Money

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President Obama promised to eliminate wasteful government spending; funding for animal research is one area that is overdue for reform. Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. Tags: animal research Obama. Gundl Bhutani Sarasota.

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How to Confront Cruelty

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The norm of moderate concern for animals - that animals matter albeit less than humans - permits the (ab)use of animals in vivisection, factory farming, bloodsports and other contexts where animals suffer. Tags: animal cruelty books.

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The Value of a Life

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Why should an animal suffer excruciating pain so a women can dab makeup on her face? Tags: animal rights. I’m married to a meat eater and he can’t provide a better answer than “It just tastes good.” Most of the women I know don’t even benefit from the makeup. Either you have beauty or you don’t. Get over it.