Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

The proposed primate breeding facility would violate both the letter and the spirit of Puerto Rico’s progressive new law, which strictly limits the use of animals in experimentation. Tags: animal experimentation puerto rico animal research primates medical research.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

From the Science Insider. Scott DeMuth, a sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota charged last year with felony conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act agreed yesterday to a plea bargain. Instead, DeMuth will plead guilty to conspiring to damage a Minnesota company that breeds ferrets.

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APRIL 6, 2009

These are not subject monkeys, but they are part of the breeding colony. Breeding for what? They are part of the center's breeding colony. Center director Nancy Haigwood said the perimeter fence will be improved to make it more difficult for an animal to leave the property. I don't know how I feel about this.

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