The death Sunday of a cotton-top tamarin monkey at a Harvard Medical School facility has cast an intense spotlight on a controversial area of biomedical research that has contributed to major advances but also aroused suspicion because of the secrecy that generally surrounds the operations of primate research facilities. Animal rights groups condemned the death as needless and called for decisive and severe federal enforcement actions.
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The PETA members should volunteer to replace the monkeys. That would make everyone happy and we'd have more accurate lab results. Come on folks you'd be saving the lives of monkeys AND humans.
"...an animal rights activist is on the FBI's list of "Most Wanted Terrorists.'' Someone please explain this comment to me. Also, can someone explain why 4 monkeys dead in two years because of lab research is a bigger deal than 3 women dead every day from intimate partner violence. Why is this even news?
Very thoughtful and well-written article.