Critter News
APRIL 19, 2012
I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. Frederick was responding after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the Pentagon to stop the practice. PETA leads the charge against the Coast Guard. For the full story, go here to the Washington Post.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
Here's a scathing overview in Primate Freedom of the new organization "Pro-Test," an organization of animal researchers who want to advocate for their work. Tags: animal research medical ethics medical research. Long and impressive expose.
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Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
They're not necessarily questioning the ethics, but the efficacy. The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. Tags: animal experimentation medical research. This is an excellent article that appeared in the Boston Globe last week. We as a movement cannot compartamentalize.
Critter News
OCTOBER 24, 2009
I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics mice medical research. In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. They used different lighting situations to see how they affect mice moods.
Critter News
MAY 15, 2009
This became clear from a report addressed at the European Parliament (EP) session on May 5–7, which seeks to vote on a directive concerning animal research. Tags: animal experimentation europe animal research medical research.
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.
Critter News
DECEMBER 21, 2008
She supports medical research on animals. One scene has the author entering the part of the hospital where the research animals are. This woman, who I now mentally call "THE VIVISECTOR," defended medical research. She is the "science" one and likes to call herself an "independent" on the political landscape.
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