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U.S. labs now using more animals than ever, data review finds

May 1, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

NORFOLK, Virginia––Seven years after National Institutes of Health director Francis S. Collins and his predecessor Elias Zerhouni heralded a turn away from animal testing, U.S. laboratories are using more animals than ever before, especially mice and rats, say People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals investigators Justin Goodman, Alka Chandna, and Katherine Roe. Goodman, Chandna, and […]

Filed Under: Alternatives, Feature Home Middle Left, Lab animals, Mice & rats, Regulation, Research & testing, Science Tagged With: Alka Chandna, Elias Zerhouni, Francis S. Collins, Justin Goodman, Katherine Roe

N.Y. judge starts habeas corpus procedure for two lab chimps

April 21, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“Show cause” order issued on behalf of Hercules & Leo NEW YORK, N.Y.–– Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe late on April 20, 2015 ordered Stony Brook University to show cause why two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo, should not be released under a writ of habeas corpus from confinement for biomedical research. “Under the law […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Middle Left, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, USA Tagged With: Barbara Jaffe, Martin Balluch, Merritt Clifton, personhood, Steven Wise

CDC safety scandals & the legacy of former star scientist Charles Rupprecht

March 24, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“Leadership commitment toward safety has been inconsistent and insufficient at multiple levels” ATLANTA––The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention during the third week of March 2015 quietly posted a highly critical report of itself by an outside panel of biosecurity and safety experts. The CDC at the same time issued a public statement accepting […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cats, Chimps & other primates, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Left, Feral animals, Feral cats, Lab animals, Rabies, Regulation, Research & testing, Science, Security, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control, Charles Rupprecht, Marc Selenger, Merritt Clifton, Peter Wolf, Tom Friedan, Vox Felina

Theo Colborn, 87, identified chemical effects on animal & human health

December 16, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

by Elizabeth Grossman Theo Colborn, 87, died on December 14, 2014. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Theodora Emily Decker Colborn was a life-long bird-watcher who began her fascination with the natural world early.   I spent several days interviewing her in December 2013 at her home in Paonia,  Colorado.   As we talked on a sub-zero morning,  with huge […]

Filed Under: Birds, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Habitat, Obituaries (human), Other animals & science topics, Regulation, Science, Wildlife Tagged With: Elizabeth Grossman, endocrine disrupters, Theo Colborn

NIH discontinues funding studies on “random source” dogs

October 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Quit funding random source cat studies in 2012 WASHINGTON D.C.––The National Institutes of Health on October 1, 2014 discontinued funding experiments using dogs obtained from “random sources,” meaning pounds, other animal shelters, and bunchers commonly called “Class B dealers.” The NIH cessation of funding for research “is in response to a 2009 National Academy of […]

Filed Under: Dogs & cats lab animals, Lab animals, Regulation, Science Tagged With: Ann Cottrell Free, Christine Stevens, Helen Jones, NIH, pound seizure

China drops animal testing rule for cosmetics, shampoos & perfumes

November 14, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

BEIJING––Effective on June 1, 2014 China will no longer require that cosmetics, shampoos, and perfumes be tested on animals, the China Food & Drug Administration announced on November 5, 2013. Instead of having to submit products to CFDA laboratories for testing, Chinese manufacturers will be allowed to submit the product safety data compiled to demonstrate […]

Filed Under: Alternatives, Asia/Pacific, China, Regulation, Research & testing, Science, Science

How Shelter Pets Are Brokered for Experimentation: Understanding Pound Seizure

September 26, 2010 By Merritt Clifton

by Allie Phillips Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. (4501 Forbes Blvd.,  Suite 200,  Lanham,  MD  20706),  2010.  220 pages,  hardcover.  $34.95. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton American Humane Association director of public policy Allie Phillips has in How Shelter Pets Are Brokered for Experimentation written by far the best researched report on pound seizure to appear between book covers […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Lab animals, Regulation, Science Tagged With: Allie Phillips, Merritt Clifton, pound seizure

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