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People for Ethical Treatment of Animals rally against monkey radiation experiments

PETA protests BNL monkey research, Long Island Business News, by Claude Solnik  June 22, 2010 , NASAPlans to expose monkeys to high levels of radiation at Brookhaven National Laboratory have prompted concerns from advocates who argue the research is cruel and could be done by other means.Protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals today rallied outside BNL, where NASA is planning to fund a $1.75 million experiment by a Harvard-affiliated researcher……………..

PETA argues NASA’s European counterpart – the European Space Agency – has stated it “declines any interest in monkey research and does not consider any need or use for such result.”

PETA contends NASA instead could conduct studies using human tissue and simulators that would “yield results relevant to humans, something that animal experiments cannot do.”

June 23, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Religion and ethics, USA | antinuclear, radiation, radioactive