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MSPCA-Angell Partners with Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center to Expand Access to Veterinary Care

Program Will Help Strengthen Shelter Operations

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The MSPCA believes scientists’ ability to clone animals, to alter the genetic makeup of an animal, and to transfer pieces of genetic material from one species to another raises serious concerns for animals and humans alike.
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Biolabs are research facilities that study living organisms, with a particular focus on contagions.
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Legislation related to the use of animals in Massachusetts public schools dates back to 1894, when the state legislature passed the first law in the country regulating animal experiments in elementary and secondary schools and at related exhibitions.
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A growing number of scientifically validated alternatives are being used in place of animals in biomedical research and product safety testing, and have significantly reduced animal use in many areas.
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Nonhuman primates (NHPs), such as chimpanzees, squirrel monkeys, and macaques, are used in research because their genetics, brains, and behavior overlap in many ways with those of humans.