Pharmaceutical, Medical or Biomedical Research
Dolphin Therapy is Booming Despite Concerns about Efficacy and Animal Cruelty
Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Wildlife and Exotics
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A strategy known as dolphin-assisted therapy claims that brief exposure to dolphins is so rewarding that it produces positive benefits to or "jump-starts" a human patient's receptiveness to more conventional physical therapies.
Science versus Human Welfare? Understanding Attitudes toward Animal Use
Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 (Original item from 2009) Animal Experimentation
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This comparison of the attitudes of scientists, animal welfarists, and laypersons toward four types of animal use found that scientists and animal welfarists had polarized views on all measures, while layperson attitudes fell in between.
The Role of Public Opinion in the UK Animal Research Debate
Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 (Original item from 2009) Animal Experimentation
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This article considers the role of public opinion in the debate over animal research, determining that public opinion has become a resource in the debate and that it is now accepted as a key method of demonstrating legitimacy.
Hard to Swallow, Animal Experiments for Obesity
Submitted on Dec 24, 2009 (Original item from 2007) Animal Experimentation
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Obesity is a major social and health issue afflicting 300 million people worldwide, responsible for more than 9,000 premature deaths per year in the United Kingdom. Animal research conducted in the name of obesity, however, causes animal suffering and is also a distraction from the real dietary and lifestyle issues that need to be addressed.
Luddites or Limits? The Attitudes of Animal Rights Activists Towards Science
Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 (Original item from 2005) Animal Experimentation | General Animal Protection
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Based on a series of interviews with animal rights activists (ARA), this paper argues that the generalization that ARAs are opposed to science is false and misleading. A close examination reveals that ARAs are opposed to specific forms of biomedical research that they consider both unethical and unscientific.
Upcoming 3rd Wave of HRC's Animal Tracker
Submitted by Che Green on Nov 10, 2009 Advocacy Strategies | Animal Experimentation | Companion Animals | Entertainment Animals | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Wildlife and ExoticsWave 3 of HRC's Animal Tracker, slated for early next year, will survey a representative sample of adults in the U.S., addressing questions like knowledge of various animal issues, the influence of concern for animals on personal choices, perceived impact of the animal protection movement, and support for the movement's goal of eliminating animal suffering. We'll also be able to compare the results with findings from the baseline survey, which was conducted in early 2008.
Science Takes Case for Animal Research to the People
Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 (Original item from 2009) Animal Experimentation
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A decline in U.S. public support for the use of animals in research has led to an aggressive campaign by biomedical researchers to promote and defend the use of animals in medical and pharmaceutical research.
Statistics Reveal 42% Rise in Scotland's Animal Experiments
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 (Original item from 2009) Animal Experimentation
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In 2008, researchers in Scotland conducted 555,567 experiments on 544,949 animals, representing a 42% increase in experiments over 2007; Scotland makes up 14% of Britain's total animal experiments.
Should the AWA Cover Rats, Mice, and Birds? The Results of an IACUC Survey
Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 (Original item from 1999) Animal Experimentation
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A survey of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members shows that the majority of animal researchers favor including rats, mice, and birds under the Animal Welfare Act. Not currently covered, these types of animals represent the most commonly used species for animal research.
An Examination of Chimpanzee Use in Human Cancer Research
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 (Original item from 2009) Animal Experimentation
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Despite overall genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees are a poor model for human cancer research. Chimpanzee tumors are rare and biologically different from human tumors, which challenges long-standing claims that animal experimentation is important to cancer research.
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