article thumbnail

PETA Busts University of Utah Research Lab

Critter News

An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. It's a remarkably banal list of ordinary events in an animal-care facility." Failed to provide minimal enrichment for animals -- companionship for monkeys, balls for pigs, paper towels for mice -- to reduce emotional stress.

Utah 100
article thumbnail

Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

This morning, during the Facebook discussion, Engber writes (and the first sentence is reason alone to chime in): Bring on the PETA hotties! Actually, I didn't quit neuroscience as a result of the experiences described, but I did quit working with animals. Part V: Me and My Monkey. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?

article thumbnail

Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

Critter News

Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research.