Care provided to chimpanzees at Project Chimps, a sanctuary for chimpanzees located in Georgia, has come under fire by “[m]ore than 20 former staffers and volunteers,” as reported by Rachel Fobar in Animal Wildlife Watch on July 8, 2020. “Wildlife watch is an investigative reporting project between National Geographic Society and National Geographic Partners.”
Biomedical Research
The essential role of animal studies in expediating medical research to battle the COVID-19 pandemic
Animal studies have and will continue to serve an essential role in medical development and public and animal health. This stays true for the current global efforts to find treatments and vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Animal studies are not only critical for understanding pathogenesis of COVID-19, but also…
Reposted with Permission “Coronavirus: Animal testing may be best tool to defeat COVID-19|”
by Matthew R. Bailey Originally Published 6:30 a.m. ET April 17, 2020 | Updated 7:06 a.m. ET April 17, 2020
Scientists are working on dozens of potential treatments and vaccines for the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Virtually all of them have one thing in common — they’re the product of animal…
The Importance of Animal Research for a COVID-19 Cure [Reposted with permission]
This was just published by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. The use of animal models for researching coronavirus and other fatal human and animal diseases and disorders bears repeating, again and again.
Animal research is at the front lines of the battle with the coronavirus and with the help of animal models, a vaccine and
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Animal Models Remain Vital for COVID-19 Research
Despite activists’ rhetoric that animal models are not necessary for the advancement of biomedical research and development, the criticality of the continued use of animal models in biomedical research is highlighted by Americans for Medical Progress and the Foundation for Biomedical Research (see respectively, AMP’s COVID-19 Resources The Critical Role of Animals in Developing COVID-19…
COVID 19 PROVES THAT ANIMAL RESEARCH REMAINS VITAL TO HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH
Despite myths perpetuated by animal activists, animal models remain critical to ensure that vaccines developed to prevent COVID 19 infections do not make those patients worse as a result of such treatment, as Dr. Fauci recently acknowledged during a briefing at the White House.
As also reported in Catching up to Coronavirus: Top 60 Treatments …
Bills which made it through the NJ legislature this session and some bills to watch in the next session.
Here is a glimpse into what happened at the tail end (ha!) of the 2018-2019 New Jersey Legislative Session.
Homes for Animal Heroes
The Homes for Animal Heroes bill, S 2826, made it over the final hurdle on the last day of this legislative session in New Jersey, passing 75-0 in the Assembly on…
Pharma and Universities Are Targets When Animal Activists Search Public Records
An increasing tactic of animal rights organizations (AR) is to mine public records in the hopes of finding ammunition to use against universities, pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations and associated vendors.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has used data from public records to launch a database of universities, grading them “bad” to “worse,”…
Guest post: AMP responds to Pittsburgh Post Gazette Editorial Board
New therapies, advancements rely on dog research
Recently, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie did something rarely seen in Washington, D.C., these days. He told the truth despite pressure from special interest groups to do otherwise. Mr. Wilkie explained that, like many other Americans, he is a dog lover. However, he also supports health studies…
The Use and Governance of Veterinary Clinical Studies
Clinical trials are commonly used during the development of drugs studied for approval by FDA for the use in animals. Similar use in veterinary medicine has been increasing, but there are a number of interesting issues not considered in human clinical trials, where the individual involved in such trials is able to provide consent for…