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South Dakota Governor Wants Livestock Research Facility

Critter News

This looks like its for farming of livestock, not medical research, but that's bad too. Research on animals is research on animals. Mike Rounds wants a biotech animal research facility built in South Dakota. From the High Plains Journal. The Argus Leader reports that Rounds announced Sept.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Farms using rBGH are likely to use more grain, water, fuel, emit more greenhouse gases and spend more on feed and other inputs, offsetting any economic gains. But I do know that the dairy industry and its lobbyists do not want to require labeling milk produced with rBST. The only national study on the subject contradicts his claims.