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Two Blogs, Two Views on Experimenting on Chimps

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This blogger, Earle Holland at Oregon State University, doesn't seem to believe the allegations coming out about the New Iberia Primate Center in Louisiana. Here's a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania with an interesting post about the same issue, wondering how much we really need to experiment on chimps.

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Humane Society Calls for Refuge for 9 Chimps

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These chimps are currently at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center. The Humane Society wants 9 chimps that are not being "used" as part of experiments to be released to a sanctuary. Tags: chimpanzees animal research humane society chimp haven new iberia research center primates.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Immature Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens ), Grand Isle, Louisiana © David J. Ringer Tags: cormorants , frigatebirds , genetics , taxonomy and systematics • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Huge, elegant, graceful, they’re kept aloft on long black wings.

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When You Have to Make a Choice About Your Beliefs

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Then I read more about what's happening at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana. This is a link to a recent scandal at a primate center in Louisiana. And researching the company she works for makes me wonder whether the clinical trials she sells actually include animal experiments. Tags: animal research.