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BLESS THE BEASTS & THE CHILDREN USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH DECLINING, BUT U.S. STILL LAGS IN CONCERN FOR SUFFERING
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Animal research is one of the most controversial and emotion-
laden areas in animal protection. A number of years ago, a woman
broke down in tears when she told me how devastated she was when she
learned about animal use in biomedical research. While such a
reaction is relatively unusual, many people, including many
biomedical scientists, are disturbed by the practice. One scientist
told me he had nightmares (he dreamed he was cutting up his newborn
baby) when starting his doctoral research w...
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