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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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I had never heard of the use of ferrets in medical research though. Dennis Mayock, a professor of pediatrics and medical director of the UW's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. says only about 13 percent of the pediatric-residency programs in the United States use animals for such training. News to me.

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