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Procedures involving non-human primates decline 12 percent in 2004 compared to 2003.
Unfortunately, this is an example of an important animal welfare issue that people easily dismiss -- thanks to PETA's antics -- as just another animal rights exaggeration.
Groups sign on to resolution calling for worldwide ban on primate experimentation.
Rick Bogle says the animals would be helped by more hurricanes like Katrina.
And Rick Bogle says that he's afraid if he doesn't get his way that "radical elements" of his movement may lash out at the University of Wisconsin.
PETA claims plans for research center show two rooms for primate research; Philip Morris says only rodents will be used for research at facility.
Meanwhile, idiot journalist says toxicology tests are not medical research.
But if Jeffords wants to target an animal that causes lots of injuries to children, he'd be better off banning private ownership of dogs.
Michael Budkie sticks with his usual errors and inaccuracies in protesting primate research centers.
Judge rules that since chimpanzees death occurred in the practice of veterinary medicine, animal cruelty laws do not apply.
Why do animal rights activists insist they can divine the nature of creatures by longingly gazing at them?
Gene therapy that produced protein in brains of monkeys warded off damage to dopamine-producing cells.
SAEN animal research is all about the money, but animal rights activistm seems to be all about the stupidity.
Beckham shows off pictures of animals being experimented on along with text denigrating researcher -- but none of the pictures are actually of animals the researcher is or has worked on.
Researchers expose two adult macaques to BSE-infected meat and find that the species barrier preventing BSE transmisson is much greater than previously estimated.
Protesters complain about greedy scientists trying to improve the lives of their fellow human beings.
Researchers try to find way to prevent HIV from being transmitted in the first place.
UCSF files response disputing the bulk of the charges, however.
Someday, animal rights activists might learn the difference between science and ideology, but don't hold your breath.
Australian research body says that lack of information on health risks require a five year moratorium on clinical trials of animal-to-human organ transplants.
Saving trees is fine, but for Julia Butterfly Hill research to better understand strokes or infertility is simply not acceptable.
Polio vaccine infected with SV40 doesn't seem to have increased the risk of developing non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Committee says it is appropriate to charge $300 for records related to primate research at the University of Utah.
Primate center reported incident to USDA in July and retrained employees involved in accidental deaths of the three marmosets..
Court rejects appeal to bar transfer of primates from zoos to university.
Researchers find monkeys fed soy with isoflavones did not have elevated markers for cancer.
Combination therapy finds success in using a dompanine transport inhibitor to serve as a substitute for cocaine while using a serotonin inhibitor to reduce the potential addictiveness of the substitute.
Researchers at Wake Forest find that soy-heavy diets lead to more intense aggressive and submissive behavior in male monkeys.
Maher spreads PETA's usual load of nonsense about animal research.
Activists have been following and protesting Columbia University president over primate research at his university.
Activists pens letter from jail about the pointlessness of such ridiculously short sentences.
Nepal reaches a deal to breed monkeys for biomedical research in the United States and other countries.
University must release records related to primate experimentation, but can redact proprietary and/or confidential materials.
National Institutes of Health responds that it has not plan to change its approach to non-human primate research.
Last Chance for Animals and San Diego Animal Advocates offer $30,000 reward for evidence of animal abuse at Salk Institute.
Researchers use baboons to evalue different treatment options for preventing lung collapse in premature infants.
University of Pittsburgh researcher receives five-year, $6 million grant to continue efforts to clone monkeys.
RSPCA maintains that Mauritius facility doesn't meet basic animal welfare standards.
First time that non-human primates have been kept alive for such a long period of time using islet cells from another species.
Believed to be first vaccines on track to be approved using only results of animal tests for efficacy data.
When you're involved in a losing argument, the best approach is to throw large rocks and try to kick down doors.
Of course there was no ongoing research involving the animals covered by the ban in Sweden.
Compound neutralizes ability of HIV to target important cell receptions and stops transmission of HIV-like diseases in non-human primates.
Why do humans get sick and die from HIV exposure, but most non-human primates do not? Part of the answer has to do with the way the immune system responds to infection.
Home Office report thoroughly debunks British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's distortion of conditions at Cambridge University primate facility.
A poll claiming that a majority of Americans think "primates are entitled to the same rights as children" turns out to be a push poll advanced by a gullible media.
Proposed primate research center receives third planning hearing after two previous rejections based on fears of animal rights protests.
Faced with withdrawal of government funds and severe financial problems, Coulston Foundation sells assets to a chimpanzee conservatory.
The Hepatitis B vaccine appears to have led to dramatic decreases in liver cancer.
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection says its conducted a secret 10-month investigation of a Cambridge University laboratory. So then why did it release just a heavily edited 21-minute video?
The primate activist says animal laboratories are "faith-based institutions that seek to shield their own behavior from public scrutiny."
National Insitutes of Health announces six species -- including the chimpanzee and the chicken -- which will be the subjects of federally funded research to sequence their genomes.
A new study should put to rest the false claim that the oral polio vaccine created the AIDS crisis.
Steven Wise is back with a new group and $1 million in financing thanks to the founder of RealNetworks.
The Commission notes that primate research is irreplaceable in many important areas of biomedical investigation.
The vaccine has already been proven to work with mice, and if the monkey tests are successful, human clinical trials could begin before the end of 2002.
Barnes seems to be in a contest to see how many inaccuracies she can fit in a single e-mail.
The animal rights position is apparently so weak, that activists feel the need to distort and outright lie about the methods and aims of medical research involving animals.
Preliminary tests of HIV vaccines developed in monkeys indicate they might help human beings control the virus.
Ray Greek left a few things out in his attack on HIV animal research.
Animal rights group is angry over appearance of chimpanzees on the Today show.
Discovery provides confirming evidence that HIV likely originated through contact between humans and non-human primates in West Africa.
First National Bank files papers asserting the Coulston Foundation has defaulted on its loans and asks judge to appoint a special master to sell off the company's property.
Researchers successfully treat sickle cell anemia in mice. Next step is to try procedure on primates.
Genetically engineered animals could dramatically lower the cost of vaccine production.
The oldest animal welfare organization in the world is doing all it can to eliminate medical research with non-human primates.
Says medical research with non-human primates is child abuse.
The In Defense of Animals activist goes off the deep end in her latest complaints.
Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals, went ballistic over the past couple weeks releasing. . .
Activists are angry at Coca Cola for its indirect support of AIDS research.
Jane Goodall wants an end to animal research -- especially research involving non-human primates.
An experimental vaccine exceeds all expectations in stopping SIV in monkeys.
Great Ape Project wants non-human primates included in 2001 census.
Researchers experimenting with monkeys successfully tested a gene therapy technique that reversed the. . .
The New Iberia Research Center effectively defuses a protest by the Primate Freedom Tour.
The fledgling field of animal rights law gets a big shot in the arm courtesy of Harvard Law School.
Two In Defense of Animals members distribute a letter objecting to the tactics used by the Primate Freedom Tour.
AIDS researcher demonstrates the importance of basic animal research.
A vaccine that prevents HIV infection in monkeys provides important clues about stopping HIV in human beings, even if it turns out the vaccine itself doesn't prevent human HIV.
A New Zealand group wants to amend that country's constitution to grant great apes the same rights as human beings.
A DNA vaccine completely protects primates against rabies, while a drug for epilepsy shows promise in rats at alleviating cocaine addiction.
Activists will protest against primate research.
Research on squirrel monkeys would study hearing disabilities, but PETA says the experiments are cruel and must be stopped.