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Weasel words on the monkey beat: did FDA really end experiments?

September 21, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

White Coat Waste Project says National Center for Toxicological Research ended monkey studies,  but FDA indicates they might resume “in the future based on agency needs” JEFFERSON,  Arkansas––The White Coat Waste Project on both August 30 and September 18,  2023 declared victory in shutting down nicotine addiction experiments at the National Center for Toxicological Research […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, Feature Home Top, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Science, Southeast Asia, USA Tagged With: Anthony Bellotti, Avery Kron, Bill Bowden, Jane Goodall, Justin Goodman, Merritt Clifton, Scott Gottlieb, Veronika Pfaeffle, White Coat Waste Project

Who to blame for animal diseases killing humans? Report says it’s U.S.

July 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Harvard Law School and NYU Center for Environmental & Animal Protection deliver a shocker for most Americans (but not for you!) “For many Americans,  concepts such as ‘bushmeat’ or ‘wildlife farming’ seem foreign,”  opens Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the United States,  “but they refer to practices that are common within the United States […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Asia/Pacific, Bats, Captive animals, Chickens, Chimps & other primates, China, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Disease, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Horse & livestock shows, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Judaism, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the United States, Chronic Wasting Disease, COVID-19, Ebola, Harvard Law School, Merritt Clifton, New York University, ProMED

Happy ending for chimp, horror for hoarding victims, & a trove of bones

July 1, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Institutions hoard from much the same motives as individuals Mephistopheles,  the devil himself of innumerable literary renditions of the Dr. Faust legend,  might have devised the psychological plot weaving together the animal-related feel-good story of the month in June 2023,  the animal-related feel-bad story of the month,  and possibly the biggest skeletons-in-the-closet story to rattle […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Chimps & other primates, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Native American beliefs, Religion & philosophy, Science, Shelters, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Barbara Wible, Faust, Merritt Clifton, Save the Chimps, U.C. Berkeley, Vanilla chimp, Wildlife Waystation

Canada discourages lab animal use, but U.K. evades animal testing ban

June 20, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

U.S. state of Maryland to fund development of alternatives             OTTAWA,  Ontario,  Canada––Receiving the final formality of Royal Assent on June 13,  2023,  Canadian Bill S-5,  the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act,  contains very little specific mention of animals. Yet S-5 may do more to reduce animal suffering than any Canadian legislation […]

Filed Under: Activism, Alternatives, Animal rights & welfare, Canada, Chimps & other primates, Dogs & cats lab animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Lab animals, Mice & rats, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, The Americas, United Kingdom Tagged With: Animal Justice, Cruelty Free International, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Thew, Suella Braverman

What Charles River Laboratories has in common with Al Capone

June 7, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Monkey business,  secret labs,  & the French Canadian connection MONTREAL,  Quebec,  Canada––The liquid monkey business flowing across the 3,987-mile U.S./Canadian border these days is literally about liquid monkey parts:  blood,  guts,  spinal fluid,  and other internal organs pureed in a blender for use in biomedical research. A century ago,  from the introduction of Prohibition with […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Canada, Chimps & other primates, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Regulation, Research & testing, Science, Southeast Asia, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Action for Primates, Anthony L. Delgado, Beth Clifton, Charles River Laboratories, Christopher Nardi, Merritt Clifton, Nedim Buyukmihci, PETA, Vanny Bio Research

“Stop torturing baby monkeys!” Harvard Animal Law Clinic tells Harvard Med

May 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Maternal deprivation experiments by neurobiologist Margaret S. Livingstone evoke nightmares of Harry Harlow             CAMBRIDGE,  Massachusetts––Multi-millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health funding allocated to Harvard Medical School maternal deprivation researcher Margaret S. Livingstone were on February 8,  2023 challenged by more than 380 scientists,  medical doctors,  and other academic researchers rallied behind Harvard […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Lab animals, Religion & philosophy, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Cat Hobaiter, Harry Harlow, Margaret Livingstone, Merritt Clifton, New England Primate Research Center, Richard Wrangham, Sarah Pickering, Stephen Suomi

Did stranded macaques come from Cambodia, or from Thai temples?

March 19, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

1,200 monkeys stuck at Charles River Labs have reason to signify             HOUSTON, Texas––Twelve hundred illegally imported wild-caught long-tailed macaques at last report were still waiting at a Charles River Laboratory warehouse near Houston for Charles River Laboratories,  the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,  and potential sanctuary caretakers to decide what will become of them. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Science, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Anna Schecter, Born Free USA, Charles River Laboratories, Edwin Wiek, Merritt Clifton, PETA, Primarily Primates

Charles River Labs sending bootlegged macaques back to traffickers

March 16, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals & Born Free USA sanctuary offer snubbed HOUSTON, Texas––If 1,000 juvenile long-tailed macaques held in Houston at this writing by Charles River Laboratories had the rights of humans,  they would either be returned to their homes in the wild in Cambodia or be granted asylum as refugees. If […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Chimps & other primates, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Japan, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Pacific rim, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Born Free USA, Kathy Guillermo, Lou Griffin, Merritt Clifton, PETA, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Crocodile tears in the monkey labs as Charles River suspends imports

March 7, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Charles River is latest monkey supplier named in wild-caught macaque smuggling case BETHESDA, Maryland––Laboratory monkey users and investors in the laboratory monkey business are shedding crocodile tears to mass media about an alleged monkey shortage jeopardizing public health by delaying approval of new drugs and medical procedures. No less an authority than the National Institutes […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Cambodia, Cats, Chimps & other primates, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws, Mice & rats, Poaching & trafficking, Research & testing, Science, Southeast Asia, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles River Laboratories, Cruelty Free International, Inotiv, Merritt Clifton, Monica Engebretson, National Institutes of Health, PubMed

Monkey-laundering? Busts of lab suppliers follow 15 years of warnings

November 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Wild-caught macaques may have flooded into U.S. labs for more than 15 years before the feds moved to stop the traffic HONG KONG–Did a small amount of monkey-eating in southern China cover for the development of large amount of monkey trafficking from the wild to U.S. labs? ANIMALS 24-7 and the International Primate Protection League […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, China, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food & agriculture, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Morocco, North Africa, Poaching & trafficking, Science, Science, Southeast Asia, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: International Primate Protection League, Masphal Kry, Merritt Clifton, Shirley McGreal, Stephen Chen, Vanny

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