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How shelter pets are brokered for experimentation : understanding pound seizure /

Back in the 1940s, the practice referred to as pound seizures became a common practice in taxpayer-funded animal shelters across the country. Whether for cosmetic testing, human or animal drug testing, medical technique and tool testing, or biochemical testing, these once-family pets are subjected t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, Allie, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A terrible discovery
  • What is pound seizure?
  • Laws and legislation on pound seizure
  • Betrayal of trust
  • Exposing dealers that violate the law
  • Experiments on random source animals
  • Alternatives to animal research
  • The victims of pound seizure
  • Voices of the research community
  • Shelters and pound seizure
  • Voices of the advocates to stop pound seizure
  • Advocacy techniques
  • Threats, intimidation, and lawsuits
  • Conclusion.