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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys

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The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. Air Canada is one of a small number of airlines that continues to transport these primates, Kite said.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Animal advocacy groups have been lobbying for this for a while. The announcement below comes verbatim from the Pacific Free Press.they still need approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency though. We urge the Canadian Transportation Agency to immediately approve Air Canada's new, compassionate policy.". Excellent news!

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University of Iowa Animal Lab Goes Underground

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million for an underground vivarium that will house University of Iowa animal research laboratories. The 35,000-square-foot facility would connect the Medical Education Research Facility and Carver Biomedical Research Building on the west side of campus. Poor, poor long-suffering animal researchers.

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