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Texas Tech Allowed to Withhold Info on Animal Testing

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The Texas Attorney General ruled earlier this month that the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center can withhold records of a committee that oversees the use of animals in training and research. Tags: university research animal experimentation animal rescue medical research.

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New Mexico Governor Opposes Chimp Transfer

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Bill Richardson is asking to tour a former medical research lab in southern New Mexico that houses more than 200 chimpanzees. The contract expires next year and Richardson opposes a plan by the agency to transfer the chimps from the Alamogordo Primate Facility, where they are no longer used for medical testing. From the AP.

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1045 Animals Seized in Houston

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The SPCA took 1045 animals out of a home in Texas that were living in horrible conditions. When SPCA investigators received an anonymous tip Wednesday afternoon about animals in need of medical care at a home in northwest Houston, they had no idea it would turn into one of the largest U.S. animal seizures in memory. "At

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Must-Have Apps for the Avid Pet Lover

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It features a database of common medical emergencies, including CPR, treating bleeding and fractures, and safely restraining or muzzling a dog who is violent or seizing. You can also use it to track your pet’s medical history, including weight gain over time and detailed information on each veterinarian visit.

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Introducing Jonathan Hubbell

Animal Ethics

Jonathan is a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington , where I have been a professor since the fall of 1989. I believe Jonathan’s plan was to become a medical doctor. This blog has a new member: my former (and perhaps future) student Jonathan Hubbell.

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Would You Move to Another Country… for the Birds?

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This is particularly true when it comes to medical and dental care, domestic service, and in-home care, all of which can cost as little as one-tenth what they would cost in the U.S. In general, eastern Mexico has more species, but the majority are shared with Texas, Central America, or both. No, I would not. Why should I?

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