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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

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." And for what?

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Tails of Aloha

4 The Love Of Animals

Our animals range from a small pet rat to miniature horses. I didn’t want to imagine a place where tiny children lived on heavy medical equipment hanging on to life every moment. Our group started as 1 individual (Gayle Igarashi) hoping to make a difference in the lives of the elderly and has prospered from there.

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