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Interview with AAVS President Sue Leary

[Excerpt from the interview] As a movement, we can engage in self-expression, which is great, but if we want to achieve meaningful, lasting change for animals, we will need to reach out to people who don’t have this top of mind. What I mean is, it's hard when we have our heads in this 24/7 to put ourselves in the position of the person on the receiving end of the message. The only real way to know is to research that.

Can Animal Models of Disease Reliably Inform Human Studies?

Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Animal Experimentation

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The use of animal studies in predicting the effectiveness of treatments in human patients is controversial because of the systematic bias and failure to report complete data in findings. Publication bias may account for up to one-third of this disparity in efficacy, according to this article.

Males Still Dominate Animal Studies

Submitted on Jul 18, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Animal Experimentation

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A study of several surveys undertaken during the 1990s found a significant bias toward the use of male animals in biomedical research experiments.

Science and Technology Report

Submitted on Jul 11, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Animal Experimentation

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The objectives of this Eurobarometer survey were to assess European citizens' attitudes toward science and technology and to see if perceptions have changed since the 2005 survey. Regarding the use of animals in research, nearly half of European Union citizens agree that scientist should use dogs and monkeys for experiments if it leads to cures for humans.

Dissection as an Instructional Technique in Secondary Science: Choice and Alternatives

Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 (Original item from 2006) Animal Experimentation

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Based on a study of retrospective data concerning high school dissection, this study examined the role of dissection in the teaching of secondary biology and environmental science and found that such experience often leads to long-lasting negative feelings about dissection.

Reproduction Control in Cats: New Developments in Non-Surgical Methods

Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Companion Animals

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This article summarizes the most recent methods available as alternatives to surgical contraception for cats. These methods include the use of slow-release GnRH agonists, melatonin implants, and antiprogestin aglepristone.

Animal Research and Demonstrating Animal Sentience

Submitted by Che Green on Jun 22, 2010 Advocacy Strategies | Animal Experimentation | General Animal Protection

How should animal advocates react to animal-based scientific experiments if we think the findings can help animals? Should we speak out against the studies and refuse to cite them or should we make use of them with the intent and hope that the animals will not have suffered in vain? It’s a particularly relevant question for HRC because we cover such a breadth of research studies in our HumaneSpot.org database, which includes well over a hundred public opinion and behavior studies that relate to animal testing.

Coding of Facial Expressions of Pain in the Laboratory Mouse

Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Animal Experimentation

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After a series of experiments in which researchers videotaped mice after placing noxious chemicals into their bodies and other aggressive procedures, this study concluded that, like humans, mice make grimacing facial expressions when they are in pain.

Four Moral Issues Sharply Divide Americans

Submitted on May 29, 2010 (Original item from 2010) Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Wildlife and Exotics

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Gallup's annual "Values and Beliefs" assessment of the moral acceptability of certain behaviors and social policies found that 59% of U.S. adults believe it's morally acceptable to test on animals, 31% accept cloning animals, and 60% accept buying and wearing animal fur. Animal issues covered in the survey show the strongest differences by gender, with women being more supportive of animal protection than men.

HumaneSpot.org: A Little Something for Every Animal Advocate

Written by Diane Venberg, one of HRC's 2010 interns, this wonderful overview of HumaneSpot.org shows the breadth of our research database and highlights a number of important studies. Be sure to give this blog a read if you've been wanting a taste of what HumaneSpot.org has to offer before applying for access. And if you have any research that you think should be included in our database, be sure to let us know.

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