Critter News
JULY 25, 2009
One of the issues raised by a member was that we need to listen to "science" more and that science will save us. I raised the point that science does not solve everything. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics medical research science. Especially if they claim to be acting in our best interests.
Critter News
JUNE 16, 2010
I particularly question the use of chimpanzees in medical research. I do not claim to have the answer, but I think it is certainly worthwhile to raise the question: Why, exactly, all over the civilized world, in virtually every major city, are apes in prison? The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2012
Once used as fertilizer, the crabs are now harvested as bait for common whelk and bled for an extract used in medical research. The chapter “Horseshoe Crabs” illustrates why this is THE keystone species of the Delaware Bay. Most articles on the Delaware Bay focus on horseshoe crabs and Red Knots.
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