USDA reposts records of animal research removed from its website
February 20th 2020 We have previously expressed our deep concern about the removal of access to an online database that allowed the public to easily obtain records involving the Horse Protection Act...
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21st February 2020 Kelsey Finnie, DVM While scientists, research staff, husbandry technicians, and others work very hard to ensure laboratory animals are well-cared for, those animals involved in...
View ArticleIrresponsible behavior by animal rights activists in the midst of a global...
April 28th 2020 On April 22 – in the middle of a global health crisis that has killed over 200,000 people worldwide, including nearly 57,000 Americans, police were called away from their important...
View ArticleSpeaking of Research Year in Review 2020
December 31st 2020 This year has been a difficult one to say the least. Like many of you, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us at Speaking of Research in major ways—with re-prioritization of...
View ArticlePrioritizing human life in a pandemic ≠ unnecessary
March 9th 2021 Sangy Panicker, Allyson J. Bennett, Amanda M. Dettmer, Justin A. Varholick, Jeremy D. Bailoo The world has faced an unprecedented crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic, with 113.5 million...
View ArticleA thank you and a challenge to our readers
March 19, 2021 “Speaking of Research is getting its message out. The last few months have seen a huge surge in the number of readers of our blog. Alexa Rankings now puts us as the highest ranking...
View ArticleBiomedical Research Awareness Day 2021 #BRAD2021
Today we want to amplify the efforts of Americans for Medical Progress in their sixth national Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD). BRAD was developed by Dr. Logan France through the Michael D....
View ArticleSpeaking of Research Year in Review 2021
December 31st 2021 This year has been another difficult year for everyone. Like many of you, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us at Speaking of Research one way or another—including with...
View ArticleEvergreen: Statistics out of context, predictability, and utility of animal...
March 18th 2022 In a recent letter to the US National Institutions of Health (NIH) , Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) called for the NIH “to discontinue animal...
View ArticleAnimal research and our future with COVID-19
August 2nd 2022Jeremy D. Bailoo It is now over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and, to date, 6.4 million people have died as a consequence of contracting the disease. In the space of...
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