Critter News

MARCH 7, 2009

End the use of chimpanzees in animal experiments. Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. It's unconscionable.

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Critter News

JUNE 4, 2009

The EU's executive Commission last year proposed a range of measures to improve the welfare of the 12 million vertebrate animals used in experiments each year, mostly mice and rats. Drug industry group EFPIA said the parliament had managed to balance the protection of animals, the reality of biomedical research, and the needs of patients.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 18, 2011

Their personal stories are heartbreaking, and of course I felt a lot of anger and disgust at the practices these wonderful animals had to endure. Gloria Grow and her husband Richard have dedicated their lives to these chimps and other animals on their farm. Especially when there are better alternatives and such few benefits.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 6, 2010

The way I see it, there are three camps on this one: People who think that dolphins or Great Apes or chimps could function as a gateway to other animals getting rights. You could be for or against animal rights and believe the gateway theory. Would you actually actively campaign against rights for some species?

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Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14): The Spanish Parliament’s decision to grant rights to apes is indeed groundbreaking, and will foster philosophical discussion about animal protection for some time. Suffering is far from a uniquely human experience.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

Their scientific name is Theropithecus gelada, the former word meaning “beast-ape” in Greek. In parts of the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia, from which I have just returned, Geladas have been protected from persecution for some time. Gelada lip flare and yawn. Photo by Adam Riley. Bachelor male Geladas chase a harem male.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Europe banned the use of great apes in animal testing Wednesday as part of drastically tightened rules to scale back the number of animals used in scientific research. And they must work at "reducing levels of pain inflicted on animals.". And they must work at "reducing levels of pain inflicted on animals.".

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