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OCTOBER 9, 2010

This is a long article from the Gainesville Sun. Animal rights activists are targeting a University of Florida researcher for his role in experiments on primates — even though he says he doesn't personally conduct animal research. Tags: university of florida animal research activism primates.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Here's an article in the Times Union about the wildlife trade in Baghdad. It's unregulated and there are many exotic pets being sold, like primates and lions. Tags: exotic pets exotic animals baghdad.

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JUNE 15, 2010

Interesting article on anti-animal research advocacy in Madison, WI. Madison is a key battleground because it is one of only 8 cities with primate centers in the country. Tags: animal research medical research university of madison-wisconsin.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. Sincerely, Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates new mexico. Here is the text we sent to Congressman Jim McDermott and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray.

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AUGUST 23, 2009

I've been reading a lot about threatened elephants and primate populations in Africa and wondered about lions. This article talks about the specific situation in Kenya. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species. One rarely hears about how they are doing. But, unfortunately, they are in trouble too.

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JUNE 5, 2009

And the link below takes you to an article with the cutest orangutan baby enjoying himself. Tags: animal behavior primates. There are researchers out there who say that they do. I certainly think they can laugh and have fun. I've seen it. From Cosmiclog at MSNBC. How do you graph the evolution of a laugh?

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JUNE 4, 2009

Here are the results of the EU flirtation with restricting research on primates. It's from a Reuters article from last May.I They also called for a feasibility study before agreeing to a ban on capturing wild primates to use in laboratories. Tags: europe animal research medical research.

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