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New York Tops Animal Cruelty List -
Report ranks labs that inflict pain on research animals
By D. O. Volente An animal rights group ranks New York, Iowa and Maryland as the
states whose research labs inflict the most pain on animals. 1. NY - 13,174 These statistics are based on the recently-posted USDA Animal Welfare
Enforcement Report (AWER), the watchdog group said. They reflect the
quantity of animals within the state which were used in painful
experiments without pain relievers of any kind. Tops in other categories: However, according to SAEN, statistics on animals used in painful
experimentation are seriously flawed. Research labs that routinely
deprive animals of basic necessities of food and/or water, or apply
electric shock or severe confinement typically do not consider these
projects to cause pain. Violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) which regulates how labs
conduct and report experiments) by laboratories increased by 18.4
percent in one year, and a whopping 90 percent in the last five years -
even though AWER documents that overall animal experimentation decreased
by 14 percent in 2006. In some instances projects which actually list symptoms like: fever,
weight loss, diarrhea, rash, and pain are not considered by researchers
to actually cause pain.
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