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APRIL 22, 2010

From the Seattle Times. A gray whale that died after stranding on a West Seattle beach had a large amount of trash in its stomach, ranging from a pair of sweatpants to a golf ball, said biologists who examined the animal. Tags: seattle whale marine life pollution.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

I wish the Seattle weeklies would at least try to cover the University of Washington's Primate Center. Tags: university research animal experimentation animal research primates medical research. Sounds like there can be a whole lot of drama surrounding the Willamette Week's attempts to report about this place.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

I went to graduate school at the University of Washington here in Seattle. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on the UW National Primate Research Center in September. Tags: animal research University of Washington USDA. I've been hearing nightmare stories about the Primate Center for years.

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MAY 5, 2009

I'm starting a new mini-feature in which I'm posting about the results of my research into some of the groups I support. We live in Seattle and I think it's very important to remember our oceans and the life that reside there. Tags: oceans marine life donations charities nonprofits. The key is how big their program expenses are.

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MARCH 30, 2009

For all you Seattle-area residents who have thought of buying a live lobster just to free it into Puget Sound.don't do it. So, I started researching conditions around here for releasing lobsters. Tags: lobsters animal rescue. I felt guilty and angry and I hatched all sorts of plots on buying them and freeing them somewhere.

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