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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

Critter News

I live in Seattle and I am always skeptical of how the UW treats its lab animals. I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. says only about 13 percent of the pediatric-residency programs in the United States use animals for such training. News to me. Full story in the Seattle Times.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

But there is a significant contingent who is not as enamored with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act as he is. Medical schools, in particular, made ample use of them for education and research in surgery and cardiology." Isn't it better for science, and more humane, to use just one animal? Maybe on paper.