More on Animal Rights Extremism
An AP article details the recent rise of animal rights extremism in the US.Posted on July 8, 2008 6:55 PM • 9 Comments •
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Tales From the Front Lines in The Animal Research War
In a dark room, buried in a nondescript building somewhere in London, an orderly array of new trainees sits silently, listening intently as a senior police official delivers a security briefing....Posted on July 8, 2008 7:39 AM • 86 Comments •
Tom Holder of Pro-Test Takes His Scientific Activism Experience to the US
His new organization, Speaking of Science, will focus on countering animal rights activism in the USPosted on March 29, 2008 4:12 PM • 2 Comments •
Oxonians March in Support of Animal Research Once Again
The pro-animal research organization Pro-Test held its third major march today to support animal research and to oppose animal rights extremismPosted on February 9, 2008 6:16 PM • 25 Comments •
Pro-Test March this Saturday
Stand up against animal rights extremism and join Pro-Test in support of animal research in Oxford on 9 February.Posted on February 4, 2008 5:59 PM • 1 Comments •
Animal Rights Extremists Strike Again
No surprises there.Posted on November 3, 2007 2:09 PM • 16 Comments •
Medical Doctors Support Animal Research
A new study from the Research Defence Society (RDS) indicates that medical doctors in the UK overwhelmingly support the role of animal research in contributing to important medical advances. The RDS questioned four hundred general practitioners from across the UK...Posted on October 10, 2006 8:09 PM • 12 Comments •
Diversity of Perspectives Express Support for Animal Research at Pro-Test Meeting
In the ongoing struggle against animal rights extremism, Oxford's pro-research organization Pro-Test held a public meeting in May at which people expressed support for animal research from a wide variety of perspectives.Posted on July 19, 2006 7:45 AM • 2 Comments •
Pro-Test in Pictures and Sound
I've been following Oxford's pro-research organization Pro-Test since its inception, and a few weeks ago I wrote a post describing its second large march through the streets of Oxford. Pro-Test has received quite a bit of well-deserved press in general,...Posted on July 2, 2006 5:33 PM • 1 Comments •
From the Archives: Caught in the Line of Fire - Animal Rights Activists Take Over Oxford
Since I've been writing quite a bit lately about Pro-Test and the response of Oxford scientists to animal rights extremism, it's important to understand why the current movement is significant, in light of what scientists in Oxford have been facing over the last few years. This post, which takes the reader into the heart of an animal rights protest, attempts to do just that. I think it's also interesting because it offers a unique explanation of the forces motivating the animal rights activists in Oxford.Posted on June 14, 2006 10:35 AM • 1 Comments •
Oxford Scientific Activists Take Their Message to the Streets
Supporters of animal research in Oxford have been silenced for years by the intimidation and fear tactics of animal rights extremists. But, that has all changed in a matter of months, as the pro-research organization Pro-Test took its message to the streets for a second time, on June 3rd. Originally sparked by the Pro-Test's first march in February of this year, this movement has since ignited into a wildfire of support, reaching the highest levels of the UK government, including Prime Minister Tony Blair. What really matters, though, is that this is a grassroots movement that draws on the efforts of ordinary students and citizens, both scientists and non-scientists alike, to give a voice to those who have been quiet for so long.Posted on June 9, 2006 12:00 PM • 1 Comments •
