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Oklahoma Editorial About "Rising Animal Rights Terrorism"

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This editorial in the web version of the Oklahoman denounces animal rights terrorism; however, it finishes off by supporting medical research on animals. But they do try to cover themselves by pointing out they oppose cosmetics research.). Tags: animal rights medical research.

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Defending Laboratory Rats

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Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism.

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Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories

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I do believe they want prestige, tenure, royalties and patent rights. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. But as far as they are concerned, I am still an animal rights terrorist for the mere fact that I disagree with them. All of this BS by medical researchers must be challenged.

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World Week for Animals in Laboratories is April 16-26

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I like this short opinion letter that gets right to the point. Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research.

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Animal Researchers Use Billboards to Promote Themselves

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The "brave" animal researchers are taking their argument to the public and bypassing animal right activists. a billboard funded by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. Thanks to animal research, you won't." I for one welcome them coming out of the woodwork and forcing animal research into the public forum.

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A Reluctant Vivisector

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Read it and tell me that the end, or even the simple limitation, of animal research is nothing more than "darn government regulators! They just want to take away our rights to research!" Animal research proponents are starting to sound like the NRA nuts in the US.

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People Think There Are a Ton of Chimpanzees Out There

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And, of course, if they are so severely endangered, why are so many carelessly exploited for medical experimentation? They must be cheap and plentiful right? Tags: rant chimpanzees medical research endangered species. It's a bad perception problem for chimps.