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NASA Funds Radiation Experiments on Monkeys

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Another animal experiment I would not support as a US taxpayer. was one of 12 awarded radiobiology research grants through NASA's Human Research Program, the space agency announced October 27. was one of 12 awarded radiobiology research grants through NASA's Human Research Program, the space agency announced October 27.

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NASA Suspends Radiation Experiments

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For more than a year, we have worked to block NASA’s planned radiation experiments on live squirrel monkeys. We have just learned that the experiments have been cancelled. NASA had planned to irradiate 30 live squirrel monkeys in a misguided attempt to learn the effects of deep-space radiation.

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The Gas Station Bird

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Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.” Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses.

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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing

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A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. God created animals for the benefits of human beings. That's why he created rats and monkeys.

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Animal Research Grants a Waste of Taxpayer Money

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Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. World Week for Animals in Laboratories (April 17-24) exposes their plight and the broken federal research funding system that perpetuates outdated animal experiments at the expense of modern and more humane technologies.

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How To Raise A Baby Bird – Professional Advice With Photos

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Remember that awful experiment where baby monkeys were deprived of all parent/sibling contact, and became fearful and phobic? Like human babies, young birds are messy. A raptor raised as a pet can never be released – imagine a hungry bird of prey trying to land on an unsuspecting person, hoping to be fed. Northern Flicker.

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How To Raise A Baby Bird

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Remember that awful experiment where baby monkeys were deprived of all parent/sibling contact, and became fearful and phobic? Like human babies, young birds are messy. A raptor raised as a pet can never be released – imagine a hungry bird of prey trying to land on an unsuspecting person, hoping to be fed. Northern Flicker.

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