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Physicians Committee Accuses University of Washington of Cruelty to Ferrets

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A national physicians group has filed a federal complaint against the University of Washington, saying its use of ferrets to train medical residents in emergency procedures on babies and children violates a federal animal-welfare law. The complaining group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, based in Washington, D.C.,

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University of Washington Allows Primate to Starve to Death

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I went to graduate school at the University of Washington here in Seattle. A monkey allowed to starve to death was just one of the complaints noted in a U.S. Tags: animal research University of Washington USDA. I've been hearing nightmare stories about the Primate Center for years. From the student newspaper The Daily.

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USHS Alleges Animal Abuse at the University of Louisiana New Iberia Research Laboratory

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The video footage shows monkeys biting themselves and slamming against the bars of small cages. This is a story of inhumane treatment and a story of psychological torment for these animals,” Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based animal rights group, said at a news conference Wednesday.

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Does it Count? or Is This a List I See Before Me?

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It is improbable that Washington cut down a cherry tree. The first monkey I saw. My first ever encounter with a “wild’ monkey was an obvious escapee I saw a s a child, also in Argentina. The memory is as vivid as my first wild wild monkey, and one I treasure still. Others are a grey area. Really really?

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Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

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“This is just massive, massive, unprecedented,” said Julia Parrish, a University of Washington seabird ecologist who oversees the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), a program that has tracked West Coast seabird deaths for almost 20 years. “We may be talking about 50,000 to 100,000 deaths.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. Part V: Me and My Monkey. He talks about "My research monkey," Clayton, and what he did to Clayton, and writes as if Clayton didn't mind at all. Yep, he's still going strong," my former mentor said when I returned from the monkey room. Why should we euthanize Clayton and start over?

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Share Your Thoughts « Crossley Giveaway Reminder Bird Deaths in Washington D.C.