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Two Blogs, Two Views on Experimenting on Chimps

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Here's a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania with an interesting post about the same issue, wondering how much we really need to experiment on chimps. Tags: chimpanzees medical research animal welfare. He is the assistant vice president for research communications in the Office of University Relations.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for. To the Editor: The American Veterinary Medical Association urges California voters to think twice before voting on Proposition 2.

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His Regal Grumpiness

10,000 Birds

On August 21st, Maryjane Angelo of Skye’s Spirit Wildlife Rehabilitation in Pennsylvania received a call from a man who said his nephew was standing in the middle of a rural road, guarding a Bald Eagle. She gave him pain medication, checked in with her veterinarian, then settled him into a hospital box for the night.

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A Problem with Gulls

10,000 Birds

About the Author Dan Dan is an eastern Pennsylvania native who grew up surrounded by birdwatching and nature documentaries. Mayr technically studied medical sciences, but he was a true and fanatic/fantastic birder and this was the reason for him choosing Greifswald over any other university – he wanted to go birding there.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

There simply is no dispute in the medical community that human breast milk is the best food a human infant can be fed. Neal Barnard, Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life , p. Children should not be fed cow's milk or cow's milk-based formulas for the reasons cited above.

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