Animal-Rights Groups Join Forces to Lobby for the Expansion of a Controversial Law

By RON SOUTHWICK

Animal-rights activists watched in frustration last fall as biomedical-research advocates used aggressive lobbying and personal ties to Congress to block the expansion of federal laws that protect laboratory animals.

And this year, the science lobbyists have gone on the offensive again, pushing for a drastic overhaul of government regulations that could end unannounced inspections of laboratories.

But in May, animal-protection groups began flexing their

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Congress Drops Birds and Rodents From Law Shielding Animals in Research - May 17, 2002
Senate Votes to Block Expansion of Lab-Animal Regulations - March 1, 2002
New Research-Animal Protections Barred at Agriculture Dept. - July 13, 2001
Fighting for Research on Animals - April 12, 2002
Animal-Rights Groups Gain Ground With Subtler Approaches, Worrying Researchers - October 27, 2000

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