... the more difficult cases has been the bearing of utilitarianism upon the use of animals in various kinds of research where, though the animals might suffer, there were believed to be prospects of great human benefit and ... paper is an extended discussion of the bearing of utilitarianism upon practices of animal research. Since such practices have attracted both utilitarian criticism and defense, ...

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Subtitled "Animal rights law courses may threaten the use of animals in medical research".... ... a research director at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and Oregon Health and Sciences University offers his opinion on the impact of the growing number of animal law courses as well as interplay between law and medical schools in the latest edition of The Scientist.

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For those of you who have heard me issue calls for dialogue (not debate) on the subject of research with non-human animals -- especially if you're in the Los Angeles area -- I'm pleased to announce that there's an event coming up in February that's aimed at fostering just such a dialogue, in the three-dimensional world. Here's the announcement: Read the rest of this post... | ...

... . Yesterday Stephen McKeever, the vice president for research, tried to step in and explain. “The issue he was mostly concerned about was that he really did not want to attract controversy from the violent elements of various animal rights groups. He did not want to put OSU in that spotlight and ... ;Pro-Test” Rallies in Support of Animal Research 80beats: Allegations of Mistreated Lab ...

... other states also either permit shelters to surrender animals for research under certain circumstances, or have no laws concerning the matter, meaning shelters can ... are killed. But, as Martin Stephens, vice president of Animal Research Issues for the Humane Society of the U.S., ... a letter writing campaign directed toward ending animal suffering at University of Utah labs. You can also support PETA ...

... terrorism for an alleged attack on a University of Iowa animal research lab, Scott DeMuth was back ... raid at all and has vowed to fight the charges at a trial. He says he has never been an animal rights activist and believes he has been targeted because he has got to know some underground ... community," DeMuth said, adding that his own views on animal rights don't prevent him from eating meat ...

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... , but elite universities like Columbia are still instruments of the ruling elite, and particularly when it comes to military research, most are as deeply involved as ever, if not more. In 1968 anti-war students at Columbia ... for a settlement freeze, I thought that it’s consistent with that wild animal strategy. Academics do resist, and there have been successes. But the fact is that the ...

... a lot of questions about the benefits of animal assisted therapy. Here are a few interesting research articles. I found them to be interested ... fear was significant in the study and the conclusion was drawn that animal assisted therapy may have a useful role in psychiatric and medical ... , 188-194). This study investigated the effects of animal assisted therapy on self-reported depression in college ...

... the University of New England and other leading research organisations has revealed that invasive animal pests cost Australia more ... UNE-based researchers who collaborated on the project, said that the research had involved compiling estimates of the impact of foxes, ... specific agricultural industries and expenditures on invasive animal control, and provides a vital baseline to illustrate the damage ...

... humans is entailed in how animals tend to be specialists, while humans are the generalists. Every animal has either an ability or knowledge, or understanding, in a specialized area, that transcends a human ... happy. Bruiser produced an odor which when in the same room became a bit obnoxious. Because of my recent research of pet foods we started buying what we considered a very high quality premium ...

Animal rights vs. research: OSU halts anthrax study Sharon Schmickle Minnpost.com Worried about stepped up activity by militant animal-rights groups, administrators at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater abruptly cancelled an anthrax vaccine study that would have killed dozens of baboons. Full Story