We hope that these efforts will help members of the public make up their own mind about what
they think about animal research.
Not exact matches
The team's findings and other
research show that our ancestors were
thinking about effectiveness and efficiency, Wood said, which may have influenced which
animals they targeted.
Franco believes that the new European legislation — which would require systematic evaluation of all
research involving laboratory
animals in all E.U. countries, with ethical considerations a big part of the assessment — makes now a good time «to assess what [researchers]
think about using
animals, what effect training can have not only
about their knowledge of the three R's but also how it affects their attitudes.»
«He's one of a dying breed,» says physiologist Arlan Richardson, director of the Aging
Research and Education Center at UTHSCSA, «one of the [few] people who has really
thought about whole -
animal systems.»
During this years Media Training at the headquarters of the Basel Declaration Society, students that attended the Media Training
thought of questions
about Animal Research and interviewed each other.
«I
think what's really nice
about this study is that these are not lab
animals,» said Kenyon, who was not involved in the
research.
«We are excited
about this treatment, because we
think this has the potential to slow the disease progression,» said Steve Rose, chief
research officer of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, a nonprofit that invested
about $ 2 million in early
animal testing of the treatment, but is no longer directly involved.
On the safari, I was
about two meters (6.5 feet) away from a lion eating a wildebeest, which I
thought was incredible, and afterward I
researched animal behaviors in their natural habitats and included these in the books, so that kids could learn more
about them.»
The studies listed are the ones staff and
research interns have found most helpful or relevant in
thinking about how to critically analyze
animal advocacy methods and organizations.
We
think research can be a valuable activity for
animal advocates because there are important, unsolved questions
about what works and what doesn't for helping
animals.
«I
think what's really nice
about this study is that these are not lab
animals,» said Kenyon, who was not involved in the
research.
Inspired by the many decades of
research and examples of domestic violence awareness campaigns that include pets in the message, Dr. Martha Smith - Blackmore, vice president of
animal welfare at the ARL, conclude the event suggesting to the audience, «we all need to
think about how to share the message that helping
animals is really helping people and helping improve society.»
How we
think about feeding our companion
animals needs a new paradigm and there is now a body of
research that concludes that feeding your dog fresh meals that consist of high - quality proteins, healthy fats and low amounts of carbohydrates can encourage healing and promote wellness.
«I
think it's worth a go, not just from what it can teach us
about humans, but for the sake of the
animals themselves,» said University of Alabama Biology Department Chairman Steven Austad, an expert in aging
research who is not involved in the project.