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MAY 15, 2009

If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.

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Critter News

MARCH 16, 2009

Here is an article about the high cost of vet care and the ethical questions of how much do you spend. Do you pay for the cat's medical treatment? I measure our cat Charlotte (pictured above in the masthead) in 42" HDTV's. She's at about 3 at the moment. Maybe 4 with all the meds and followup visits.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Deka, director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after watching a video allegedly exposing animal cruelty at the New Delhi centre. "It It broke my heart to see the suffering that is documented in the enclosed video", wrote Anderson, in a letter sent on behalf of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

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Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

In 2007, the National Academy of Sciences published a report calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to make a fundamental shift in its toxicity testing strategies away from testing on mammals and focusing increasingly on new, more accurate—not to mention, more ethical—in vitro toxicity testing.

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Critter News

JULY 20, 2009

Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical ethics medical research.

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DECEMBER 21, 2008

She supports medical research on animals. This woman, who I now mentally call "THE VIVISECTOR," defended medical research. She said that there were guidelines on how to treat animals and that, in medical ethics, they are considered "sacrifices." She is a practicing Catholic. That's all fine, except for one thing.

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Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2009

Tags: ethics animal rights medical research.

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JUNE 16, 2010

I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. 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

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. He writes, "The dog remained a vital tool in biomedical research for more than 300 years and was the vehicle for a remarkable run of medical breakthroughs.".

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Animal Person

MAY 6, 2009

The book, which I have not read, that saved Derrick Jensen 's life is called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith, who was a vegan for 20 years, suffered serious medical problems, and started feeling better when she recommenced eating animals. Tags: Activism Books Ethics.

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Now, any medication we take and surgical procedures we undergo also have a long line of breeding, enslavement, torture and killing of sentient nonhumans leading up to them, so objecting to "knockout animals" on those grounds is to stand on somewhat thin ice. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Language.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 20, 2010

Because Violet and Charles are chock full of medical issues, they have a handful of specialists. Tags: Books Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Gray Matters. I did try other vegan dog foods , but I like the ingredients in Natural Balance best.

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Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

This rapidly growing site is to be a global resource on alternative methods, the 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement), animal ethics, and animal care, with hyperlinks to related Web sites and databases. Tags: animal experimentation animal research activism animal rights medical research. Check it out at www.jhsph.edu/~altweb.

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Animal Person

MAY 3, 2009

After the ligament medication it wasn't the ligament. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Greyhound Matters. He may have a nerve sheath tumor, which is inoperable but can be tackled via radiation. All I want is for my poor boy to be able to use his leg properly. And obviously to not be in pain. So after the corn removal, it wasn't the corn.

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Animal Person

AUGUST 26, 2009

Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 4, 2007

Hello Keith: I recently completed a documentary on the science, ethics, and politics of animal agriculture entitled "Beyond Closed Doors." The film contains personal interviews with prominent professionals such as Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Bernard Rollin, Dr. John Webster, Steve Wise, and many others.

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MARCH 21, 2007

They do so because it’s the moral and ethical thing to do, and it’s in their best economic interest. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, management and husbandry are more important for ensuring the health and well-being of pigs. Catherine di Lorenzo Woodbine, Ga.,

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DECEMBER 16, 2006

He received the highest score in both my fall 2005 Social and Political Philosophy course and my spring 2006 Ethics course. I believe Jonathan’s plan was to become a medical doctor. Love, of course, isn’t sufficient for being a philosopher (it may not even be necessary), but Jonathan has a genuine aptitude for philosophy.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

To address this problem, I have introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. To address this problem, I have introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R.

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JUNE 23, 2008

Key paragraph: "It’s important that each person take responsibility for taking care of themselves," says Edmund Herrold, a clinical cardiologist in New York City and professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. Get a regular checkup. Take an aspirin every day.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

To the Editor: The American Veterinary Medical Association urges California voters to think twice before voting on Proposition 2. Ron DeHaven Chief Executive American Veterinary Medical Association Schaumburg, Ill., Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

Groups like the American Veterinary Medical Association support these modern egg-laying housing systems. These modern systems allow hens to stand up, turn around, lie down and walk to clean water and nutritious food troughs.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2008

Traces of analgesics, antidepressants, antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-hypertension drugs, anti-seizure medications, and birth control hormones are turning up in the Nation's municipally-delivered drinking water and also in our rivers, lakes, and streams. Today, people have to worry about much more than fluoride in their water.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

4, 2009 To the Editor: I have been a strict vegetarian most of my life, and, as such, I have never lacked reasons—ethical, economic and health-related—to continue this lifestyle. Serge Scherbatskoy Arcata, Calif., He said, “I have to look at the entire industry, not just what is best for public health.”

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Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

be they medical, behavioral, placement or training and education so that, in the long run, the cycle of cruelty to animals is broken. Response is what our humane law enforcement officers do; the prevention aspect is then taken care of by the other resources of the A.S.P.C.A.,

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 21, 2007

Then again, progressives think abortion is merely a medical procedure, devoid of moral significance. The author, Daniel Lazare, is hostile to vegetarianism. Why is it that so many progressives think it's silly to accord moral status to animals?

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 4, 2007

They have the best food money can buy, climate-controlled shelter, comfortable bedding, ample exercise, liberty to move about, toys to play with, and medical care (including control of parasites). How many are suffering for lack of food, fuel, shelter, clothing, or medical care? Some, such as my niece's Tag, are utterly spoiled.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 16, 2007

To inflict death or pain on animals for scientific or medical research is wrong morally, and ought to be prohibited. This follows from everything said in the text about the rights of animals. This does not mean that animals may never be deliberately harmed or become subjects of research.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 2, 2007

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, management and husbandry are more important than the type of production system for ensuring the health and well-being of pigs. As for the environment, the pork industry prides itself on being a zero-discharge industry.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan. To the Editor: The argument made by Gov.

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Critter News

MAY 2, 2012

From the normantranscript.com. An animal-rights group that watchdogs research facilities across the country has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, citing multiple incidents in which animals were injured, escaped from their cages or were found dead.

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MAY 23, 2007

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. Many adults do not understand the difference between feeding a baby, a child and themselves.

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Animal Person

JULY 29, 2009

As for neighbors, a couple of years ago I wrote about how my next-door neighbor's daughter, who is in medical school, visited her parents and brought a puppy (Izzy) from a pet store with her. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. I'll think about it as I research cameras. Any advice?

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JULY 5, 2007

There is as yet no medical research showing the cost of several extra years of hormones flooding the system. To the Editor: What parent or teacher has not noticed that girls are maturing far earlier than they used to? Years are being stolen from their childhoods. These added years will extend the time their bodies deal with adult hormones.

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 2, 2009

It was because of her that her husband could get medical care when he fell ill. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics animal rights Half the Sky human trafficking Nicholas Kristoff Oprah Sheryl WuDunn The Girl Effect The Nike Foundation veganism. The central message of the program was not about enslaving animals, of course.

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OCTOBER 21, 2007

18, 2007 The writer is associate director, Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Preservation of nature is not just an abstract aesthetic issue; our future depends on survival of things that fit. Epstein, M.D. Boston, Oct.

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Critter News

JULY 25, 2009

Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics medical research science.

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