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Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:00 -0400
Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days.
Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400
An original copy of the Declaration of Independence was recently discovered in the British National Archives. Edward Hampshire, the diplomatic and colonial specialist at the archives, talks with Melissa Block about the discovery of the 26th copy of the document.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: Track School
Lauren Collins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
June marks the onset of what one Village resident refers to as “devil-baby season”--the time of the year when the temperature climbs and New Yorkers start doing crazy stuff. This year, the weather stayed cold, and damp. Things still got weird. On Long Island, a newborn was found . . .
James Surowiecki: Caveat Mortgagor
James Surowiecki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
In 1937, the Massengill Company began selling a health product called Elixir Sulfanilamide, which contained one of the antibiotic sulfa drugs. Unfortunately, it also contained diethylene glycol, a solvent that happens to be deadly to humans. In a matter of months, the elixir killed more than a hundred consumers. The . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
The most improbable of America’s mass movements for civil rights--improbable at the time, inevitable in retrospect--got its start at a most improbable hour in a most improbable place. The hour: two in the morning, forty years ago. The place: the sidewalk in front of the Stonewall Inn, a . . .

 

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Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals - Not-for-profit website developed to display information about alternatives to skin irritation testing in animals. Abstracts from peer-reviewed scientific journals, thesaurus, acknowledgements, archives, background notes, bibliography, featured abstract links, new additions, Student's Corner. Jane Huggins, Ph.D.

American Psychological Association Committee on Animal Research and Ethics - Policies, guidelines, and other information on the use of nonhuman animals in psychological research.
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Animal Aid: Animal Experiments - Petitions, articles and press releases, 'Mad Science' awards, reports, genetic research and animals, statistics, factsheets and The Animal Act. UK.
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Animal Aid: Humane Research - Articles, press releases and links about alternatives to using animals for research. UK.
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404 CBC News - No Safe Place - Reveals how a lost pet could die in the name of science.
Meta Description: [ CBC News: Disclosure probes the secretive world of animal experimentation to find that cats and dogs consigned to some pounds are sold for research. The Price? $2.00 a cat, $6.00 a dog. And it may take as little as 72 hours. ]

Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature? - A Buddhist view of using animals for research and classroom dissection. Robert A. Leopold for Heartland Sangha in Illinois, US.
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ICM Research - Guardian Poll - January 2001 - Animal testing question about supporting or opposing for new human medicines. UK.

Information on Alternatives Databases - Worldwide directory of databases created as an international joint effort with ECVAM. From the Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives.

Laboratory Animals - Animal Welfare Institute - Searchable collection of information resources on care and environmental enrichment for animals kept in cages or used in research.

Medical Research - Articles and links concerning fraudulent and unscientific practices in medical research and product safety testing, including many about the use of animals. From Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research. New South Wales, Australia.
Meta Description: [ From this index site you can find a wide selection of informative articles and links concerning fraudulent and unscientific practices in medical research and products safety testing. ]

MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions? - Analysis of interviews conducted June and September 1999. Includes link to full pdf report on Animals in Medicine and Science. UK.
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MORI Polls - Attitudes Towards Experimentation on Live Animals, New Scientist - Complete questions and answers. UK.
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New York University School of Medicine Division of Laboratory Animal Resources - Includes compliance issues and protocol information, access to forms for downloading, and faculty and contact resources.

NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - Policies, laws, certifications, grant information, and other resources pertaining to treatment of animals used for research by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Scientific Anti-Vivisectionism - Attempts to refute the claims made for animal experiments by showing differences in animal physiology.
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The 3Rs: Refinement, Reduction, Replacement - Article which puts forth arguments that the 3Rs are, in effect, pro-vivisection policies, and that vivisection must be abolished completely and immediately. From the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society.

The Absurdity of Vivisection - Extensive set of arguments, articles and newsletters against animal experimentation. Surrey, England.
Meta Description: [ Analysis of whether vivisection has any scientific merit or can be ethically defended. ]

World Animal Net: Cosmetics Campaign - Information and links to organizations involved in banning animal testing of cosmetic products and ingredients.