March 7, 2008

Animal Researchers' Homes Are Attacked

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

As protests intensify, colleges take steps to protect scientists

When six masked people pounded on the front door of a scientist's home in Santa Cruz, Calif., and allegedly struck her husband late last month, the echo was heard by biomedical researchers and universities around the country. The intrusion represents an apparent escalation in the level of violence used by animal-rights protesters, who until now have not physically attacked academic scientists.

"We're facing a

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