October 6, 2000

Johns Hopkins Bids to Intervene in Animal-Rights Lawsuit

By PETER SCHMIDT

The Johns Hopkins University moved last month to intervene in a federal lawsuit by animal-rights activists against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The university wants to block the agency from settling the case by greatly expanding federal regulation.

At issue is whether research involving mice, rats, and birds should be covered by the same rules currently applied to studies of larger animals such as dogs and primates. The department is trying to negotiate

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