The Vivisector’s Tale – A review of the LA Magazine Article about David Jentsch and Pro-Test for Science.
Filed under: Animal Rights News, Campus Activism, News, SR News | Tagged: animal research, vivisection, Tom Holder, animal rights, animal rights extremism, david jentsch, jentsch, pro-test for science, LA Mag, LA magazine, vivisector's tale | 44 Comments »
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is one of the world’s largest and most influential scientific organizations, representing 23 independent scientific societies and over 90,000 individual scientists. Regular readers of this blog will be aware that FASEB also takes a keen interest in educating and informing the public about the value and [...]
Filed under: SR News, Science News | Tagged: chicken, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, congenital bone disorder, david jentsch, drug addiction, drug dependence, early development, Embryonic stem cell, ESc, Excellence in Science Award, FASEB, Federation of American Societies for Experimental biology, FGF, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Gail Martin, Joseph Cochin Young Investigator award, Martin Evans, Mathew Kaufman, mouse, mouse embryo, zebrafish | 1 Comment »
The contributions of animal research to human health are many. In response to blanket statement that animal research “does not work” I wanted to provide three examples of how animal research has directly benefited the health of women and their babies: in-vitro fertilization, oral contraceptives and neonatal intensive care. Do you or any of your [...]
Filed under: SR News, Science News | Tagged: paul browne, rds, dog, mouse, rat, dario ringach, rabbit, Dr. Gregory Pincus, Dr. Min Cheuh Chang, Walter Heape, Dr. Robert Edwards, Dr. Patrick Steptoe, Margaret Sanger, Dr. Ludwig Haberlandt, Enovid, hamster, lamb, sheep, in-vitro fertilization, IVF, capacitation, The pill, progesterone, ovary, ovulation, premature birth, respiratory distress syndrome, surfactant | Leave a Comment »
Mixed news last week with the results of the latest Gallup Poll on the moral acceptability of medical testing. 2% more Americans believe that animal research is morally acceptable than in 2009 (with 2% fewer believing it is morally wrong). This is the second consecutive annual rise in support for this lifesaving medical technique. However [...]
Filed under: Campus Activism, News, SR News | Tagged: animal research, Gallup, medical testing, poll, speaking of research, Tom Holder | 9 Comments »
We’ve been a little slower on our postings lately – a busy time for most of our regular contributors. So we’re calling for help on one of our latest projects. We aim to expand our “Bad Science” section by scientifically challenging some of the false “facts” produced by animal rights groups. Many of these myths [...]
Filed under: News, SR News | Tagged: Animal Rights Myths, AR myths, debunked, Myths, pro-science, science, Tom Holder, vivisection, Vivisection Absurd | Leave a Comment »
Regulations of research has always been an important issue for animal welfarists (as opposed to animal rights activists who start on a fundamentally different set of assumptions). Many people do not realize that there are strict protocols that monitor and regulate research. For this reason we have created a new page dedicated to the regulations [...]
Filed under: News, SR News | Tagged: animal research, animal testing, speaking of research, Tom Holder, animal welfare, regulations in research, animal welfare act, regulations, regulations page, institutional official, attending veterinarian | 1 Comment »
Below is a report of a talk given by Dr. Arnold L. Goldman, a private practise vet who offered to give a talk about animal research at a school on behalf of Speaking of Research. SR regularly receives requests by students and teachers to talk to scientists, and we rely on the efforts of scientists [...]
Filed under: Campus Activism, News, SR News | Tagged: animal research, animal testing, presentation, hsus, school, americans for medical progress, amp, vet, replacements, veterinary medicine, melanoma, Dr. Arnold Goldman, takj, veterinarian, stefanie Clark | Leave a Comment »
Media Coverage of the Pro-Test for Science 2010 Rally, which attracted hundreds of supporters to the UCLA campus.
Filed under: Campus Activism, News, SR News, SR in the Media | Tagged: 2010 rally, Abel Pharmboy, animal research, animal testing, coverage, daily bruin, drugmonkey, Janet Stemwedel, media, nature, Nick Anthis, pro-test, pro-test for science, Pro-Test Petition, researchers, Scicurious, Terra Sigillata Blog, ucla, ucla newsroom | Leave a Comment »
