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Defending Laboratory Rats

Critter News

Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

Critter News

I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. I had to stay in that group because she must be challenged.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. Medical schools, in particular, made ample use of them for education and research in surgery and cardiology." And for what?

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40 Ways to Help Lab Animals

Critter News

Be cautious in repeating claims you find on the Web, especially those made by members of chat groups. Find the Databases Databases are loaded wit information relating to animal use in laboratories! It is not a free country for animals in laboratories, but it is a comparatively free one for you. Get FOIAed Up!

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Tails of Aloha

4 The Love Of Animals

We send Animal Therapy teams to hospitals, nursing homes, Hospices and even private homes for Animal assisted Therapy (where we have animals go to individuals or groups) or Animal Assisted Activities (Where we have an animal involved with the actual therapy of an individual that is observed and documented by a Health/Human service professional.)

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Guest Post: Dog Adoption

4 The Love Of Animals

First, you can search for animals in need at the local shelter. These animals also need care as they may not tolerate co-existence in large groups when they are forced to live in shelters. There are many websites and classifieds with information about animals looking for a new home. OK, I ‘m ready for adoption.