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Serious Problems with Quality of Animal Research

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His arguments are not based on humane treatment of the animals, but whether these studies are even properly conducted. Tags: animal research. The writer of this Guardian article supports animal research, but admits there are many problems with the research itself.

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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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Read an Analysis of Slate's Animal Research Series

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I'm sure we could do a much better job of ensuring the humane treatment of our laboratory animals--but at this point it's very difficult even to start the discussion. At least he admits that a better job of humane treatment could be done and that there should be a discussion about it. It's the last line that grabs me.

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Animal Welfare at Change.org

Animal Person

Meanwhile, Feldstein's voice, as one would expect, is one that speaks of "humane" treatment and advocates for reform. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. I wonder how a new person gets to either Ernst or Feldstein though, and whether they understand what the difference is?

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Prop 2 Passes in California

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“California voters have taken a stand for decency and compassion and said that the systemic mistreatment of animals on factory farms cannot continue," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, the primary back of the YES! All animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food.”

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Listen Today on WALO Radio

Animal Person

Achieving humane treatment of animals is inconceivable with our big, popular universities teaching the opposite! Thank you for making it possible to represent the animals' -- including the human animal's -- interests! Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Tags: animal cruelty proposition 2 cattle farm animal welfare agribusiness. No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there.