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Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines

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Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animal research when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.

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Deadline Approaching for Animal Essays

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Submission guidelines are here : PASS IT ON. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language animal essays Creative Nonfiction. For the past 16 years, Creative Nonfiction has devoted itself to publishing vividly-written literary nonfiction on a variety of topics. The postmark deadline is April 2, 2010."

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Vick Back Home

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Vick’s construction job is part of his probation, and he was to find out more about the restrictions he faces in home confinement from the probation officers, though it was not clear if those guideline were laid out Thursday. Tags: Michael Vick dog fighting.

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Canadian Council Says Mouse Pain Study Was Ethical

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In our reading of the national guidelines, this came very close to a violation. Tags: canada animal experimentation animal research mice pain. Mice were purposefully subjected to intense pain without anesthesia," said Norins. "In

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British Center Working On Animal Replacement in Research?

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The Centre funds high-quality 3Rs research, organises workshops and symposia to disseminate and advance the 3Rs, and develops 3Rs information resources and guidelines. Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research.

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Animal Stories Wanted

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Guidelines : Essays must be: unpublished, 5,000 words or less, postmarked by November 13, 2009, and clearly marked “Animals” on both the essay and the outside of the envelope. Tags: Ethics Language. We’re looking for well-written prose, rich with detail and a distinctive voice. Attn: Animals. 5501 Walnut Street, Suite 202.

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Puerto Rico Plans Huge Primate Breeding Facility to Supply Researchers

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Tags: animal experimentation puerto rico animal research primates medical research. The sweeping set of reforms provided for in Act 154 (P S. 2552) place Puerto Rico among the top tier of U.S. states and jurisdictions with regards to the strength of their laws protecting animals.