Sentences with phrase «concerning use of animals»

R eduction, refinement, and replacement — the Three R's — are the basic tenets of EU research and other policies concerning the use of animals in scientific testing and experimentation.

Not exact matches

Such concern has sparked the launch of the Obama administration's five - year plan to combat antibiotic resistance, as well as the Food and Drug Administration's new guidelines aiming to restrict antibiotic use in farm animal products, like meat and poultry, that make it to our dinner plates.

An example of this Christian schizophrenia is the embarrassment caused to the World Council of Churches by a report of one of its consultations on the need for a non-anthropocentric ethic, and in particular the need for Christian concern for oppressed animals, especially those used for human purposes.

The first article by Schulz and Tonsor provides the reader with a description of the predominant modern swine production system using gestation stalls or crates — a system which many consumer voices have criticized due to animal welfare concerns.

At Beyond Meat, innovation is driven by four core concerns: human health, animal welfare, use of land, water and energy, and climate change.

The Food and Drug Administration has long permitted its use, but in recent years concerns about the chemical have grown as studies have indicated low doses of the substance can disrupt hormone systems in laboratory animals and possibly increase the risk of cancer or other serious illness.

Before trying this remedy for your baby's thrush, you should be aware of a recent study raising concerns about the safety of using gentian violet for treating thrush as it may cause cancer in animals if used in large amounts.

Whilst this may on the one hand fuel concerns about possible growth in the use of illegal pornographic content such as that depicting children or animals, it is also the same feature that allows a nervous or embarrassed teen to look for much - needed information about sexual identity or practices.

The 50th anniversary of the launch of the 3Rs concept, published in the book «The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique» by William Russell and Rex Burch, was marked in 2009 with several organisations expressing concern about the number of animals still being used in research.

«He's shown he has concern for all residents, two - legged and four - legged and now it's only a matter of time before we get these horses off the streets and start to transition our city to one that does tourism without using and abusing animals,» said NYCLASS Executive Director Allie Feldman.

Another area of controversy is the use of cloned animals and their descendants in food products, with concerns raised about food safety, animal welfare and ethical issues.

«We have demonstrated for the first time in an animal model that maternal use of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, resulted in increased fat accumulation and inflammation in the liver of the adult offspring, raising new concerns about the long - term metabolic complications in children born to women who take SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy,» says PhD student Nicole De Long, who presented this research on June 22nd at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and The Endocrine Society.

New results in animals highlight a major safety concern regarding a class of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents used in millions of patients each year, according to a paper published online by the journal Investigative Radiology.

The current soup — costly «fetal bovine serum,» or calf's blood — may soon be replaced by an inexpensive, plant - based substitute that offers a major advantage: It avoids using any animal - based products, satisfying the ethical concerns of some vegetarians.

«While we use amphibians as an example in this article, the negative effects of collecting samples from endangered animal populations is a concern that applies across taxa and around the world.

«Dairies vary widely in the amount of water used to cool cows,» explained lead investigator Jennifer M. Chen, of the Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, but using more water results in diminishing returns and minimizing water use is a sustainability concern for US dairy production.

«If animal rights groups continue to pursue the use of laws in ways they were not originally intended, I'm concerned that universities may be forced to expend additional resources to counteract these unwarranted legal attacks,» says Frankie Trull, president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research in Washington DC, which defends animal experiments.

While many people are familiar with the idea of dogs and cats getting chipped, the practice is also used with exotic pets like the Asian arowana fish, above, when there's concern of possible smuggling or sale of wild animals.

'» The lack of timely posting of new reports also concerns defenders of the use of animals in research.

«It is of concern that most people feel uninformed about the use of animals in research,» BIS's Brown says.

We don't know the magnitude of this process, but given the large amount of antimicrobials used in animals we have good reason to be concerned.

thereby reduce the number of animals used for experimental purposes and thus meet our society's concerns

European directive 86 / 609 / CEE of November 26th 1986, unifying CEE regulations concerning the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, incorporated into French law by the decrees N ° 87 - 848 of October 19th 1987 and N ° 2001 - 464 published on May 29th 2001.

Genetic Modification of Plants Techniques Used for Generating Transgenic Plants Problems and Concerns Genetic Modification of Animals Cloning Animals Challenges Addressing the Controversies

«Water quality is of great concern to California's Tribal governments not only for personal consumption, but also for the long term health and restoration of cultural habitats for traditional plants and animal life, ecosystems for healthy fish population, and access to traditional plants for food and ceremonial use,» adds Anecita Agustinez, a Tribal Policy Advisor at California's Department of Water Resources.

These same effects haven't yet been found in humans, but the FDA calls the animal studies «a concern» — and notes that, given the minimal benefits of long - term triclosan use, it's likely not worth the risk.

Yet with relatively brief content concerns, (including some disturbing images of specimens, decaying or dying animals, brief buttock nudity and the use of a highly addictive drug), Creation offers a springboard for examining one's own attitude toward the controversial naturalist and his theories.

In a statement, Pet Partners explained that «the use of costumes and clothing in an animal - assisted therapy environment raises a number of concerns for the animal, the handler and the clients or patients being seen... Pet Partners harbors no ill will towards motorcycle enthusiasts.

«I will continue to use Woodland Animal Hospital due to the care and concern the staff had for Jack, quick diagnosis and remedy, ease of scheduling appointments, being presented a cost estimate upfront, and the follow - up provided.

For Dogs, Horses, and other Larger Animals - New Mobility can be used as a massage oil to support any sort of musculoskeletal concern or to support normal and healthy tissues in preventive measures.

Thousands of animals became sick and many died from the invisible toxin, bringing the use of gluten to the forefront of concerned pet owners.

There is genuinely a large degree of concern about how these devices are improperly used, in contrast to responses from people who have used them and found they have worked in stopping an animal from misbehaving.

«My concern is that we're providing a loophole in the statute for individuals that want to use this as an opportunity to go out and satisfy [lost audio] they get pleasure from going out and just shooting what are now defined as feral animals just for the pleasure of killing the animal... This is a bill that's been brought to us now, in its amended form, just today, and we haven't had a chance to hear from the Humane Society, from other individuals or agencies that have an interest in this.

There is an issue at hand that needs immediate attention, it is concerning the way in which we discard animals who are left homeless from irresponsible owners, and end up in rabies control or animal shelters and killed by the use of a gas chamber.

The framework of assessment they have described to us includes important concerns such as opportunity costs, supporting the animal advocacy movement, and alignment with Open Cages» overall strategy.132 Their assessment process also involves asking important questions related to measuring success and failure, such as how they plan to evaluate the program, how long they plan to pilot it, and whether they already have data indicating that they should rethink their strategy.133 Metrics that they use to help evaluate specific programs include the number of restaurants that agree to provide vegan meals in response to their restaurant outreach, as well as the amount and overall sentiment of right - wing press discussion of their legal initiatives.134, 135 These metrics provide useful information, but we think an organization prioritizing among many different interventions could benefit from the use of metrics that are more directly related to their ultimate goals, rough estimates though they may be.

The Alabama Veterinary Practice Owners Association may have used different tactics (i.e., «concern» for the care of the animals treated at low - cost clinics), but they seem to share what many of us believe to be the true goal of HAHF / HCVMS: to eliminate their low - cost competition.

Dick Clark, the Rutland Animal Control Officer (now retired), and a small group of concerned citizens founded Sweetpea For Animals in September 2000 after the rescue of a very sick and scared dog who had been used as a breeding factory.

Some researchers have reported concerns about using carrageenan in foods because of laboratory studies that show gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers, and colitis - like disease in animals that have received carrageenin in their water or diet.

«By camouflaging their true agenda and encouraging the public to confuse animals rights philosophy with the public's own belief in principles of animal welfare, they have organized a powerful, highly sophisticated, media - savvy international movement designed to cash in on the fear, concern and ignorance people have regarding animals and animal issues,» says Patti Strand, AKC Board Member and executive director of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), an animal welfare organization that supports responsible use of animals and works to protect our rights to own and breedanimal welfare, they have organized a powerful, highly sophisticated, media - savvy international movement designed to cash in on the fear, concern and ignorance people have regarding animals and animal issues,» says Patti Strand, AKC Board Member and executive director of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), an animal welfare organization that supports responsible use of animals and works to protect our rights to own and breedanimal issues,» says Patti Strand, AKC Board Member and executive director of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA), an animal welfare organization that supports responsible use of animals and works to protect our rights to own and breedAnimal Interest Alliance (NAIA), an animal welfare organization that supports responsible use of animals and works to protect our rights to own and breedanimal welfare organization that supports responsible use of animals and works to protect our rights to own and breed dogs.

The Tulsa SPCA is founded by a group of Tulsa citizens who were concerned about homeless dogs and cats and wanted to protect against abuse of draft animals used to do tilling on farms and heavy work in the mines and oil fields.

I'm very concerned about the use of antibiotics in growing animals.

Indeed, even if used according to AVMA guidelines, carbon monoxide gas chambers are ghastly.  For more, read this account of an Alabama animal control officer,  about the court decisions in Georgia concerning the cruelty of CO gas chambers,  and about the battle in North Carolina to ban CO gas chambers.

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His years as a Marine serving in Operation Desert Storm inspired Rep. Grimm's concern for wounded veterans, but his compassion for animals drove him to add language encouraging the use of shelter dogs for the program.

Concerned consumers are now reading pet food labels a lot more closely, and are finding out much of the food they use to nourish and treats they use to reward their furry friends are sourced from overseas and include cheap fillers, animal by - products, and artificial preservatives.

Of most concern to animal advocates is that the numbers of animals used in experiments in the U.K. increased 37 % between 2000 and 2013, including an 8 % jump in 2012 alone, after more than 20 years of tapering ofOf most concern to animal advocates is that the numbers of animals used in experiments in the U.K. increased 37 % between 2000 and 2013, including an 8 % jump in 2012 alone, after more than 20 years of tapering ofof animals used in experiments in the U.K. increased 37 % between 2000 and 2013, including an 8 % jump in 2012 alone, after more than 20 years of tapering ofof tapering off.

Any levels of pentobarbital in dog food are concerning, as is the use of any drug - euthanized animal as a source of either human or pet food are outlawed.

There are also concerns that people are using «support animals» to game the system, trying to keep their pets out of cargo or bypassing fees for carrying small non-support pets in the cabin.

Best Friends, other animal rescue groups, and many concerned individuals have used the process described here to re-home thousands of dogs and cats.

It should be noted that Wellness's Super5 Mix (kibble and canned) doesn't use animal fats in their foods and only uses plant sources of fat so if this is an issue of concern for you, you probably won't like these foods.