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What’s in a Name: Attwater’s Prairie Chicken

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His obituary in The Auk describes him as “without a doubt” responsible for Texas’ laws on bird conservation, “for he was the first in the state to present the real facts concerning the importance of bird life in its relation to human welfare.” And then there’s Attwater’s Prairie Chicken.

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Two Blogs, Two Views on Experimenting on Chimps

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This blogger, Earle Holland at Oregon State University, doesn't seem to believe the allegations coming out about the New Iberia Primate Center in Louisiana. Tags: chimpanzees medical research animal welfare. He is the assistant vice president for research communications in the Office of University Relations. Here's his post about it.

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New Iberia Inspection Documents Available

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Tags: louisiana animal experimentation animal research animal cruelty new iberia research center animal welfare us.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

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I don't believe they are working for human welfare. I posted on this blog about quitting because of the New Iberia scandal in Louisiana in which the Humane Society found primates being abused. I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I believe they want to be gods in the laboratory.