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Two Blogs, Two Views on Experimenting on Chimps

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Tags: chimpanzees medical research animal welfare.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

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I almost quit a book club a year ago because one of the members is a proponent of medical research. I posted on this blog about quitting because of the New Iberia scandal in Louisiana in which the Humane Society found primates being abused. All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged.

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Unacceptable Trade in Primate Research Animals

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I'm so glad I have this blog and other web outlets to highlight these kinds of stories. Here's a post on the Red, Green and Blue blog about the unspeakable trade in macaque monkeys as research subjects. Tags: animal experimentation animal research primates medical research.

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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Something to Be Concerned About

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Here's a short analysis of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act which makes me wonder if what we do on this blog could be construed as falling under it. From Alternet.org.all CAPS are my emphasis Under the law, an animal enterprise includes any business that deals in animal research or uses or sells animal products.

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Question Everything.Including Scientists

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I occasionally read Scienceblog when there is mention of animal research issues. It's a site that, according to its own description, is half reader blogs and half press releases from research institutions. I'm not going into why I do not support animal research. It's all effed up to me.

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When You Have to Make a Choice About Your Beliefs

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I've decided to quit my book club, which I dearly love, because of a member who works in medical research and supports animal experimentation. I thought I could stay with the group because she does give me fodder for the blog. Then I read more about what's happening at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana.