If you are a PPC who has arrived on this page via a link sent by a colleague or voter, it is because they wish you to have the facts on animal research before making any decisions on the BUAV's 6 PPC pledges. Introduction The BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection) has been … Continue reading The BUAV is misinforming UK policy makers
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Beagle Freedom Project Uses Former Research Dogs to Spotlight its Anti-Research Campaign
Today’s guest post is by Dr. Cindy Buckmaster, chair of Americans for Medical Progress. Activists at the Beagle Freedom Project (BFP) continue to gather support for their agenda to end animal-based research - and some in the research community are unknowingly helping them. Many of you have seen recent TV news items or read news … Continue reading Beagle Freedom Project Uses Former Research Dogs to Spotlight its Anti-Research Campaign
University of Wisconsin responds to dishonest petition attacking psychiatric research
What do you do if your university is the target of an aggressive publicity campaign that distorts and misrepresents the work of one of your most highly respected scientists? What do you do if hundreds of thousands of people sign a petition calling for a research project to be cancelled, even though the petition contains … Continue reading University of Wisconsin responds to dishonest petition attacking psychiatric research
BUAV – Unsubstantiated Claims, Spies and Inspection Reports
This article was originally posted on 3 October 2014. On 4 June 2015 we received representation from Cruelty Free International (CFI) asking us to reconsider some of the wording. On 2nd December 2015, at a Judicial Review, CFI and the Home Office agreed to make two, small clarifications to an ASRU report. Having considered all of … Continue reading BUAV – Unsubstantiated Claims, Spies and Inspection Reports
Insidious tactics of animal rights groups in Portugal
Activism against animal research in Portugal is growing. With it has come a rise in misinformation about how and why animals are used.
Is British Animal Rights Extremism Back? A Profile of National Operation Anti-Vivisection
Is British Animal Rights Extremism Back? National Operation Anti Vivisection is a new campaign targeting students in Cambridge which looks surprisingly similar to campaigns run by SHAC before they closed operations in August 2014. Speaking of Research take a closer look.
Extremism is Not the Only Threat to Medical Research
In the last decade there has been a large, and long overdue, crackdown on animal rights extremism. While positive, thisis not enough. Unless scientists take advantage of this new found safety by speaking up in support of their research, important research will be forced out by activists.
Why Animal Research-based Criticisms of the Ice Bucket Challenge are Misguided
The following is a guest post by Caitlin Aamodt, a neuroscience graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating motor neuron disease that progressively destroys the neurons required for voluntary movement, speech, and eventually breathing and swallowing, killing patients in just three to five years. Through the Ice Bucket … Continue reading Why Animal Research-based Criticisms of the Ice Bucket Challenge are Misguided
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