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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEB 04, 2021 AT 6:00 AM
More than 32 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the United States, according to…
Continue Reading Animal research crucial in COVID-19 vaccine development | Commentary by MATTHEW R. BAILEY
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 …
Continue Reading Allegations swirl around the care of chimpanzees at Project Chimps, as reported in Animal Wildlife Watch
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…
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…
Continue Reading The Importance of Animal Research for a COVID-19 Cure [Reposted with permission]
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…
Continue Reading Pharma and Universities Are Targets When Animal Activists Search Public Records
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…
Continue Reading Guest post: AMP responds to Pittsburgh Post Gazette Editorial Board
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…
Continue Reading The Use and Governance of Veterinary Clinical Studies
Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) “supports research involving animals when it is necessary to advance our understanding of biological processes.” and provides tools for “public outreach that builds understanding and…
Continue Reading Americans for Medical Progress premieres an extraordinary video that describes the incredible need for and contribution of animals in research and the people dedicated to their care.
The “PUPPERS” Act, H.R. 3197, a bill that would prohibit the use of canines in biomedical research at the Veterans Administration by eliminating required funding, is misguided and, if enacted,…
Continue Reading Important opposition to the PUPPERS Act (H.R. 3197) mounts.
I recently attended the 2017 National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) Conference, titled “Animal Nation.” There, I heard the remarkable, heart-wrenching but uplifting story about the life of Joshua Frase and…
Continue Reading The Joshua Frase Foundation for Congenital Myopathy Research, Inc.
