Critter News
OCTOBER 13, 2009
Freeman says that the most difficult thing he has encountered so far in his research comes not from the lab, but from people’s attitudes about animal testing. Interesting that animal research is not cruel or inhumane because it benefits US. Does it benefit the animals? Diet (eat less!), exercise (walk more!)
Critter News
MARCH 5, 2009
Other scenes show a newborn chimpanzee being taken from its mother and an adult screaming as a lab worker aims a tranquilizer gun before the animal falls sedated from a shelf to the floor. It is the nation’s largest primate research lab that studies chimpanzees. It is the nation’s largest primate research lab that studies chimpanzees.
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Critter News
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." The author is Nick Cooney and he's the Director of The Humane League, an animal advocacy non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington DC. Change of Heart has received rave reviews from leading animal activists.
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 14, 2013
The story of Chaser actually begins with Yasha, the faithful companion of John Pilley, emeritus professor of psychology at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. I found myself getting pulled in from the start, both as an animal lover and one who had once thought about going into psychology. BlogPaws books'
Critter News
DECEMBER 22, 2009
Kansas University Medical Center was nailed by USDA inspectors for violations including improper treatment for sick animals, aging facilities and failing to provide appropriate enrichment opportunities for animals who appear to be under psychological stress. Tags: animal research.
Critter News
JULY 2, 2009
I had forgotten all about Michael Jackson and his chimp Bubbles whom he rescued from a research facility. Apparently, Bubbles is now 26 years old and living at an animal sanctuary. They are wild creatures and their psychology must suffer from these abnormal arrangements. But I thought he was at an animal sanctuary?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. But that’s another story.
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