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Weekend Protest Against the Oregon National Primate Research Center

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Animal rights activists stretched a 60-foot banner across the Hawthorne Bridge {Saturday} morning targeting the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU. In support of National Primate Liberation Week, the Portland Animal Defense League hung a banner that read "OHSU: Stop Killing Monkeys Now!"

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Are animals naturally “cruel”, or is it a behavior learned from humand?

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What I mean by “cruel”, I mean hunting other animals for sport and not survival, harassing or killing members of it’s own species that are different, having wars, etc. submitted by /u/TangentMed [link] [comments]

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UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals

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The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. A protest will be held today at the UCD Quad (1 Shields Ave.),

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On Different Results of Direct Action

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According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. research) rally in defense of his community (he considers himself a proxy for the entire UCLA community). Re: Trajectory of humans versus primates. That's one result.

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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.2

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I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder? I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director. Tags: animal experimentation animal research.

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