The Function of Art is to Disturb
Animal Person
AUGUST 21, 2009
Modest Mouse's "King Rat," directed by Heath Ledger "The function of art is to disturb." --George Braque What do you think? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.
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Military Used Pigs in Brain Injury Research
Critter News
APRIL 7, 2009
For an 11-month period that ended in December, researchers subjected pigs and rats to about 200 blasts, according to Pentagon documents and interviews. They stopped after protests from animal rights groups, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Tags: rats animal experimentation military pigs.
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