Critter News

JULY 11, 2009

An AVMA resolution was quietly killed this afternoon that would have revised its policy on use of random-source dogs and cats for research, testing and education. Tags: breeders animal research veterinarians animal shelters medical research avma. From Veterinary News.

Medical 100

Medical Medical Research Breeders Shelters 100

Critter News

APRIL 18, 2010

Only three accredited medical schools in the whole country use animals to teach surgery. Pippin told me there's a good reason all the other 150-plus medical schools in the country don't use animals in surgical education: There are better ways to teach surgery.

Medical 100

Medical Tennessee Animal Research Animal 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

Others are being killed for use in traditional medicine. Apologies – I have not taken my anti-cynicism medication for a while now, and it starts to show). Among the findings: “Canary traders, mostly with primary education level (63.25%) and Muslim (97.5%), were on average 44 years old and an average experience of 27 years.

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2013

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. But in birds they eat living tissue, and once they are internal will kill the patient. We medicated her for maggots, picked at least 100,000 of the creepy critters from her abdomen, and finally treated the injury. in Antigo, WI.

Eagles 236

Eagles Wounded Bald Eagle Wisconsin 236

Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. Medical schools, in particular, made ample use of them for education and research in surgery and cardiology."

Animal Welfare 100

Animal Welfare Monkeys Animal Welfare Act Vivisection 100

Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

As the lead prosecutor in this case told the jury, this poor infant was not killed by a vegan diet. The medical journal Lancet recently published findings showing that children who are not adequately nourished in the first five years of life sometimes never catch up to their peers.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Vegan 2007 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY.

Raised 231

Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 231