Critter News
MARCH 6, 2009
Puerto Rico is using it as a dumping ground for "nuisance" monkeys. Puerto Rico is eager to rid itself of the estimated 2,000 patas and rhesus monkeys that have taken a toll on wildlife and agriculture in the Lajas Valley since escaping from nearby research centers 30 years ago. "We Angel Atienza, a ranger with the department.
Critter News
JUNE 3, 2009
Viral DNA was used to introduce a gene for a green fluorescent protein into monkeys, creating a new line of "glow-in-the-dark" transgenic primates for drug research work. The ethical questions are obvious. You can argue that anything is good for humanity in the short run, until it gets into the wrong hands in the long run.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Former Baywatch star and model Pamela Anderson has accused one of India's most prestigious research centres of animal cruelty, urging it to retire decades-old test monkeys and adopt humane practices. Anderson, famous for slow-motion beach running scenes in the hit 1990s lifeguard TV show, wrote to R.C.
Animal Person
AUGUST 19, 2009
Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? How about an ethical adventure ? If you're going to call something an anthropological adventure, it would make sense to teach the kids about the other animals humans eat and give the kids the opportunity to prepare and eat dog, cat and monkey, no?
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans. It "guarantees humane treatment?" Maybe on paper.
Animal Ethics
MARCH 27, 2009
The Argument from Monkeys According to Gerald Carson, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, a well-known advocate of vegetarianism and inventor of some eighty ready-to-eat breakfast foods, used to persuade people to adopt vegetarianism in the following way: Dr. Kellog [sic] drew the conclusion “Eat what the monkey eats—our nearest relative.”
Animal Ethics
JUNE 5, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ Monkeys Think, Moving Artificial Arm as Own ” (front page, May 29): The brain really is a fascinating organ. I was also intrigued to read that “in previous studies, researchers showed that humans who had been paralyzed for years could learn to control a cursor on a computer screen with their brain waves.”
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