Critter News
MARCH 10, 2009
The article discusses how scientists are infecting monkeys with a surrogate HIV virus that does not even lead to AIDS, begging the question of why infect them in first place if there's no real simulation of what happens in humans? Tags: animal experimentation medical research monkeys. It’s just a question of WILL.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
Failed to provide minimal enrichment for animals -- companionship for monkeys, balls for pigs, paper towels for mice -- to reduce emotional stress. In one case, up to 17 kittens from three litters died or were euthanized -- with no experiment data generated -- after injections to induce hydrocephalus. Certainly a case to follow.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
Then a few years ago the news broke that picathartes had been rediscovered at a community forest reserve in Ghana. We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed.
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