Description: This article talks about the record high number of primates being used in labs in the United States and the challenges these labs are now starting to face due to less support from the public and organizations that once enabled this research. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6415/630
This article is about GreyHounds in Florida needing new homes after racing has been banned completely by 2020. This relates to current animal activism and shows that animal rights are progressing during our time. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/us/greyhound-racing-florida-adoption.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAnimals&action=click&contentCollection=science®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=collection
Nominated reading by Rights Group. Chan, Calvin. “Behind Closed Doors: A Hidden Legacy of Animal Experimentation.” The Gateway, University of Alberta, 26 Oct. 2018, www.thegatewayonline.ca/2018/10/behind-closed-doors-a-hidden-legacy-of-animal-experimentation/. This article discusses the implementation of animal experimentation at the University of Alberta. Our group has nominated this article because the piece interviews people, including scientists and students, whose beliefs… Read more Nominated Reading: “Behind closed doors: A hidden legacy of animal experimentation”