animal testing
Visiting speaker argues animal research harms humans
June 26, 2017The use of animals in research on human diseases is actually harmful to humans, according to Ray Greek, a medical doctor and president of Americans for Medical Advancement. After researching the subject for decades, he presented a cumulation of his work at a talk at SFU Harbour Centre last week, the first in a series of events organized by the Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of BC. “We base the decision about what drugs to develop and how diseases occur [. . .] on animal studies and, more frequently than not, it’s wrong,” said Greek, adding that indirect harm to…
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Animal research and torture are not the same thing
May 23, 2017By: Lyz Boyd, Peak Contributor When you hear “animal experimentation,” are you conjuring images of sad animals suffering unspeakable horrors? Are they locked in tiny cages? Getting stabbed by huge needles? If so, you’re missing a lot of the story.…
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Action group probes SFU data on animals in research
May 22, 2017A campus action group seeking data on the number of animals used for teaching, research, and testing at Simon Fraser University is speaking out after being told that the university will not release any records. The Wild Salmon Creative…
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