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Association for Research in
Otolaryngology
Animal Research Committee
To apprise and update members on the impact
of the animal rights’ movement on animal
research
- Are you inadvertently
donating to groups that oppose the use of
animals in research?
Because any non-profit organization may be
listed under the umbrella of the United Way and
the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), your
contributions may be inadvertently going to
groups that oppose the use of animal in research
unless you designate the specific charities of
your choice. For more information see the
APS-Public
Affairs website.
- Donations to animal rights
groups continue to grow
Donations to several animal rights groups
that oppose the use of animals in research
continue to increase, despite the slow economy.
Some of the funds from these groups are used to
block biomedical research involving animals. For
more information see the AMP
website.
- World Week for Animals in
Laboratories (WWAIL)
"World Week for Animals in Laboratories"
(WWAIL), also known as "World Laboratory Animal
Liberation Week" (WLALW), is typically scheduled
for the week around April 24th of each year. All
research facilities, world-wide, should be on
alert for demonstrations, protests, media
events, and actions directed against animal
facilities and individual members of the
scientific community. In the past, activities
perpetrated by animal rights' activists
(although not necessarily in association with
World Week for Animals in Laboratories) have
included harassment, disorderly conduct,
trespassing, theft, vandalism, property
destruction, arson and firebombing. All
institutions and individuals should be on alert
and report suspicious activity to appropriate
officials. More information may be found at the
Americans
for Medical Progress (AMP) website and the
Foundation
for Biomedical Research (FBR) website. The
AMP and FBR are prepared to assist in the
development and preparation of security and
public affairs plans.
- German Activists Want
Standing to Sue Scientists
A group called People for Animal Rights Germany
is claiming there are no teeth in a 2002 German
constitutional amendment purported to recognize
animal rights. "Animal experiments have to be
'necessary' and 'ethically justified,' but these
are vague legal terms" says their attorney
chairman Eisenhart von Loeper. "There is almost
no help from the courts to work out what this
actually means." Therefore, the group is
seeking a new law giving animal rights
organizations standing to sue scientists and
others for alleged violations. In an article
for The Scientist of June 7th, 2004, freelance
writer Martina Habreck reports that
knowledgeable legal observers don't give the
standing proposal much chance when it is brought
before the German Upper House (Bundesrat).
Still, at least one expert thinks it's only a
matter of time before the subject will come up
again. [http://www.the-scientist.com/yr2004/jun/prof3_040607.html]
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