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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. I've worked with rats and I find them charming and intelligent creatures. Tags: rats animal experimentation laboratories medical research. So I think it's sad to read this.

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Rats help save humans.

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Recently, another powerful little nose has joined the diagnostic force: that of the African giant pouched rat. Read more about these amazing rats and the work they are doing by visiting the full article here. Rats help save humans. Tags: news. The sizeable rodents are helping to detect tuberculosis (TB).

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Military Used Pigs in Brain Injury Research

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For an 11-month period that ended in December, researchers subjected pigs and rats to about 200 blasts, according to Pentagon documents and interviews. Tags: rats animal experimentation military pigs. The explosions have ranged in intensity, wounding some of the pigs and killing others. Roadside bombs are the top killer of U.S.

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Cute of the Day: Beethoven

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We think Beethoven is an adorable weather rat. Tags: cute animal photos cute animals cute of the day. Beethoven says “Hey, mom! It’s raining outside!&#. Cute of the Day: Beethoven originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on July 26, 2010.

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Increase in Dutch Animal Testing

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The increase was largely due to new EU rules on chemical compounds, which have led to an increase in testing on rats, the inspectors said. Tags: animal research Netherlands. More than half the experiments were carried out for academic research and one third of those were for medical research.

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The Function of Art is to Disturb

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Modest Mouse's "King Rat," directed by Heath Ledger "The function of art is to disturb." --George Braque What do you think? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing

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A Malaysian government official defended an Indian company's plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying Monday that God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. That's why he created rats and monkeys. Tags: animal research animal laboratories malaysia. From the AP.

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