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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Thanks to Mercy for Animals for their undercover work exposing this egg industry practice. This is the second time this year that I've heard of this group capturing headlines. Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm. I'd never heard of them before.

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JULY 5, 2010

On Friday, the beagles — owned by a research facility in New Jersey whose parent pharmaceutical company went into bankruptcy — were released to the care of animal rescue groups that, after socializing them, hope to adopt them out as family pets. Tags: animal research dogs Best Friends animal laboratories.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Some of the groups attending will be: FARM In Defense of Animals Sea Shepherd ACT Radio Anti-Fur Society E/Environmental Mag Eko Zone Healing Species League of Humane Voters Mercy For Animals Stop Animal Exploitation Now! Tags: animal rights. You can sign up here.

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JULY 6, 2009

The two parties settled in a lawsuit filed by the advocacy group four years ago after the group were unable to obtain information they requested. Tags: animal experimentation animal research humane society USDA medical research.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

The guidelines have been compiled by the Forum of Ethics Review Committees of Sri Lanka and the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of the Colombo Medical Faculty after several sessions of consultations with a wide and varied group including academics from all universities across the country, government officials and animal welfare groups.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

That's because of a little-known state law that requires government-run pounds to turn animals over to researchers if asked. The practice gained wider publicity after the animal rights group PETA said earlier this month that 1 of its agents spent eight months working undercover at University of Utah research facilities.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

DeMuth studies radical activist groups, and he argued that forcing him to break confidentiality agreements with his subjects would constitute a violation of his academic freedom. Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act FBI. He faces a maximum of 6 months in jail and/or a fine of up to $5000.

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MARCH 17, 2009

PETA is trying to prevent more animals going to the Manila Zoo. They are working with local animal welfare groups on this issue. Joining PETA as the petition’s signatories are the Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc. Tags: animal welfar zoo PETA phillipines. That's not true.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

The journalists, who were working on assignment with Dutch lobby group Bont voor Dieren were violently attacked by seal hunters before being detained by police. Tags: animal cruelty africa seal hunters seals namibia hunting.

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APRIL 4, 2009

The group is called NC3E (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research). Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research. We'll see. I just signed up for the e-newsletter.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The bill also includes a five-year sentencing enhancement for anyone convicted of torturing an animal in the presence of a child. In exchange for the stiffer penalties, animal welfare groups made several concessions, including a change in state law so only certified law enforcement officers can arrest someone for animal cruelty.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

After all the brewhaha about improving the conditions at the King County animal shelters in Washington State (where we live), I'm still seeing this kind of stuff. Tags: animal shelter management seattle State of Washington King county. When is King County going to clean up its act?

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APRIL 23, 2009

(Actually, less than $1 million dollars went to animal welfare because a portion went to guide dog associations and that is human welfare as far as I’m concerned.) Originally, animal groups actually thought they’d get a huge piece of the estate because Leona Helmsley had supposedly wanted it that way.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Here's an opinion piece in the Guardian that is another good refutation of pro-animal research arguments. The author also accuses Understanding Animal Research of being a UK front group for the pharmaceutical industry. Tags: animal experimentation UK animal research pharmaceuticals medical research.

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JANUARY 9, 2009

At once an accessible history of animal protection thought and a revealing narrative of campaigns for animal rights, The Longest Struggle is must read material for everyone who wants to understand the most radical social justice movement of our time. Tags: animal rights.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

I had to stay in that group because she must be challenged. The title of this article is "Researchers to animal-rights activists: We are not afraid." Tags: animal abuse animal enterprise terrorism act medical research. All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged. I'm sorry, but I am not moved.

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JUNE 9, 2009

It's one that's brought on, no doubt, by the acts of vandalism and intimidation of radical animal-rights groups, but I think it also serves to insulate the research community from any responsibility it might otherwise have to increase transparency and public engagement with the work.

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JUNE 5, 2009

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! Tags: animal experimentation animal research activism animal rights medical research.

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MARCH 7, 2009

This has been a very difficult decision for me, because I have such good friends in the group. I thought I could stay with the group because she does give me fodder for the blog. Here's a post from Animals and Politics. Here's my email to my closest friends in the group. Tags: animal research.

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JULY 25, 2009

This exchange was part of a larger group discussion about Collapse by Jared Diamond. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics medical research science. She's a salesperson not an actual scientist, but she likes to claim she is one and people tend to cede authority to her. She's always talking about Darwin and DNA testing.)

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