Critter News

MARCH 10, 2009

Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals. Many people feel very uncomfortable with animal testing, even scientists I think, which is why they often get so emotional and defensive about their research. Perhaps it was a necessary “evil.”

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Here's a succinct letter to the editor that summarizes the emotional blackmail propogated by animal researchers. The million dollar ad campaign by the Foundation for Biomedical Research (“Critical research,” Nov. Tags: animal research drug companies medical research. How stupid do they think we are?

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. Like other mammals, they are capable of strong emotions. From what I recall, chimpanzees share at least 95 percent of human DNA, although the number that floats around the most is 98.6 The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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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."

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