U.S. Potential ESA Listing for Macaques
By Bella Niven Introduction Macaques are intelligent and social nonhuman primates who are considered sacred in some of their native…
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Remove Unethical Vet from the UW’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
The University of Washington’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is the committee responsible for overseeing the treatment of…
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UW: Stop surgical training on live animals
It’s a shock. The University of Washington has resumed using live animals in surgical training — a useless, inhumane practice.…
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Thank You, Rep. Sherry Appleton, for Talking Sense to UW Over Treatment of Pigs
“Paramedics don’t need to cut open the throat of a pig when they have other options,” Rep. Sherry Appleton, D-Poulsbo,…
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Finally: A Study Will Examine Whether Animal Testing Even Works
The same week The Seattle Times reported that a macaque monkey at the UW died of thirst, The Baltimore Sun…
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UW Research Monkey Dies of Thirst: Contact EVERYONE
Here’s the heartbreaking story of another research monkey dead at the UW. In a new inspection report, federal regulators say…
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Tell Legislators Why We Need Animal Welfare Records
The USDA last week removed from its website much of the information it used to make publicly available regarding animal…
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