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Slate on Pepper: Stolen for Research

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Daniel Engber, senior editor at Slate , has posted the first of a five-part series about animals used for research. Pepper was a beloved family pet. A Dalmatian, stolen and sold for research, she was likely terrified and probably in enormous pain when she was killed, a couple of weeks after she was taken. Stay tuned.

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Beagles Rescued from Bankrupt Lab

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One hundred and twenty beagles who faced lifetimes being used in medical research experiments have been freed — just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. Tags: animal research dogs Best Friends animal laboratories. and Elmsford, N.Y., and Elmsford, N.Y.,

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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. I just love the language used by the Research Center's spokesperson. The animals have not been and are not currently being accessed for biomedical research,” Rowell said." Videos showed mistreatment of the lab animals.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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The three young men returned to their friends, bragged about their exploits, and showed them trophies: metal banding tags, which members of the Pacific Rim Conservation had carefully placed on the albatrosses’ legs in order to keep track of individual birds. The young men had severed the birds’ legs in order to remove the tags.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

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The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Prized for their feathers, most of the birds that are recovered do not have their tags, the biodata, attached. Rist has de-feathered them as part of a black market enterprise.

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Thinking Pink for Pups

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Breast cancer is something that is near and dear to our family. Thinking Pink for Pups: Dogtopia Pampers Dogs for Cancer Research. Dogs across the country will get primped and pampered in October, all in the name of breast cancer awareness and research. billion for breast cancer research, education and health services.

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BBS Giveaway – Pet Fire Safety Awareness

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With a little bit of research and practice, you can have your plan down pat in an afternoon. Carry Identification: Your dog’s collar and identification tags should be around their neck at all times. However, keeping a spare collar with tags and a leash at your door in case of emergency is invaluable in a clutch.

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