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Animal Researchers Use Billboards to Promote Themselves

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The "brave" animal researchers are taking their argument to the public and bypassing animal right activists. a billboard funded by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. Thanks to animal research, you won't." Let's discuss the research. Here's an example. Ever had leprosy.

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More Federal Stimulus Money Used for Animal Research

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To see an issue of such moral debate minimized to simply economic activity is just not right. Tags: animal research Obama University of North Carolina federal stimulus. But it disappoints and frustrates me to see it consistently used for purposes that I passionately oppose.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

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I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I do believe they want prestige, tenure, royalties and patent rights. I would never advocate violence against a researcher.

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Read an Analysis of Slate's Animal Research Series

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Animal Person , someone who is clearly smarter than me, has a great analysis about the recent "Pepper" series in Slate about animal research. At least he didn't try to make me feel happy or warm and fuzzy about animal research. Animal Person points out this comment made by Daniel Engber, the author.

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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research

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The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures.

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Hamner Institutes Claims It Will "Lift the Veil" on Animal Testing

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by making it more visible to public scrutiny and ensuring the well-being of its animals. To which I say, many universities are just as opaque and irresponsible in their animal care as any private sector entity. I'm as skeptical about this claim as other animal rights advocates.

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World Week for Animals in Laboratories is April 16-26

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I like this short opinion letter that gets right to the point. Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research.