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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine claims these are unnecessary procedures, even though the ferrets are apparently anesthesized during the process. In 2008, it had to return $20,000 in federal research grant money after a finding that it had allowed unauthorized surgeries on primates. Full story in the Seattle Times.

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