Support the Great Ape Protection Act
Critter News
MARCH 7, 2009
Tags: chimpanzees animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty medical research. End the use of chimpanzees in animal experiments. It's unconscionable.
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Elizabeth Kucinich and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Critter News
OCTOBER 30, 2009
She's the new Director of Public Affairs and she's already started lobbying for the Great Ape Protection Act, which would phase out invasive medical research on chimpanzees. Tags: chimpanzees activism apes medical research us. For you international readers, she's Dennis Kucinich's wife.
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European Union Screws Apes Used in Medical Research
Critter News
JUNE 4, 2009
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. Tags: europe animal research medical research. They also called for a feasibility study before agreeing to a ban on capturing wild primates to use in laboratories.
Cameroon Sets Up Park for Gorillas
Critter News
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Let's keep our fingers crossed that it provides effective protection. Cameroon, with one of Africa’s highest rates of deforestation, has set up a new national park to protect gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants and a rare type of antelope called bongo. Tags: conservation africa park gorillas endangered species cameroon.
On Dolphins as a Gateway to Animal Rights
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. They can also learn how "to hold sponges over their snouts to protect themselves when searching for spiny fish on the ocean floor." What do you think?
EU Bans Use of Great Apes in Animal Research
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. Tags: chimpanzees europe animal research apes primates. From the AFP. And they must work at "reducing levels of pain inflicted on animals.".
Wild Chimpanzees Threatened in the Congo
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2009
Hicks, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), describes the plight of the apes and other forest creatures in a new e-book to be released this week. Sadly, there is evidence that the bushmeat trade is spreading rapidly into the Bili and Rubi-Tele protected areas, both of which have been recently invaded by illegal miners.
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