Kathleen Conlee, vice
president for animal research issues at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), also in Washington, D.C., said she is «very pleased» with the language.
Kathleen Conlee, vice president
for animal research issues for the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C., praised the report.
The lab is following strict international
guidelines for animal research set by the US National Institutes of Health, but Sun and Poo encourage the scientific community to discuss what should or should not be acceptable practices when it comes to cloning of non-human primates.
«The lack of knowledge could be impacting people's view of the
need for animal research and their perception of the regulatory system around it.»
So far, the larger versions of the Raspberry Pis have been turned into everything from a supercomputer to a lemur - feeding
device for animal research.
The agency, the bill reads, must «conduct a review of its ethical policies and processes with respect to nonhuman primate research subjects, in consultation with outside experts, to ensure it has appropriate
justification for animal research protocols.»
The case is in keeping with the recent European trend of increasingly stringent
regulations for animal research; most notably, a September 2007 petition in the European Parliament to end all nonhuman primate experiments gained support from more than half of its members.
«We are against the cloning process regardless of the use,» responds Kathleen Conlee, director of program
management for animal research issues at the Humane Society.
In science fiction stories with such hybrids, a big part of the plot is the resultant ethical gray area: There are certain
standards for animal research, and much stricter standards for human research.
In addition to ending the study, Gottlieb said that the findings indicated that the FDA's
protections for animal research subjects «may need to be strengthened in some important areas.»
In line with our caring science approach and the 3Rs
guidelines for animal research (reduction, replacement, refinement), the sensitivity of the QLF technique means that fewer animals are required for testing the efficacy of oral hygiene products compared to traditional plaque measurement techniques.
Animals are extremely expensive to keep, and all scientists would like to see the day where animal research is no longer needed, however our level of technology at present is not sophisticated enough to remove the
need for animal research.
Even though FWS did not agree with a central tenet of the petition, Kathleen Conlee, vice
president for animal research at the Humane Society of the United States, applauded the proposed rule.
If you choose to give it to the new family after the adoption screening, that is your choice, but advertising «FREE» is just asking for trouble (yes, pet collectors —
for animal research — are a real problem, as are people collecting for purposes of training for dog fights, meals, and other horrifying things to pet lovers).