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Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines

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The need for such guidelines was felt acutely when the National Bioethics Committee (NBC) of the National Science Foundation realized in 2003 that there was no legislation or nationally applicable codes of practice to ensure the humane treatment of animals used in research, states well-known animal lover, Dr. Malik Fernando in his ‘Background’ note.

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Animal Welfare at Change.org

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Meanwhile, Feldstein's voice, as one would expect, is one that speaks of "humane" treatment and advocates for reform. This isn't to say that Feldstein hasn't or won't write about topics interesting to animal rights advocates (such as Breed Specific Legislation), but the mere existence of the two should get people thinking.