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Police Investigate Theft of Rabbits from Research Hardwick Lab
Boston Globe - Associated Press HARDWICK, Mass. --Police are investigating the theft of 23 rabbits
from a medical research lab. Police say the animals were stolen earlier this month from the
Caprologics lab and other rabbits were released into the wild. Caprologics inoculates the animals with proteins to produce
antibodies for medical research. A group associated with the Animal Liberation Front has claimed
responsibility by sending a statement to the ALF's web site. The group claimed the "liberation" of 23 rabbits was to honor a group
whose members were recently sentenced to federal prison terms for trying
to close medical labs in Great Britain and New Jersey. ALF spokeswoman Camille Hankins said the group received word of the
raid in Hardwick and posted the information online. On Thursday, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit group called Stop Animal
Exploitation Now said it filed a complaint against Caprologics with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture based on photographs it says were
supplied by ALF. Caprologics founder Stanley D.T. White confirmed to the Telegram &
Gazette of Worcester that police are investigating the incident, but
would provide no details. Return to Media Coverage |
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