A five-part series. Northwest physicians and researchers discuss why, despite vehement objections, there's value in using animals in medical research.
Robert Booth interviews Laurie Pycroft, aspiring neurosurgeon, who is leading the Pro-Test internet campaign supporting animal research at Oxford University.
The Animal Liberation Front, through its mouthpiece Bite Back magazine based in West Palm Beach, Florida, threatened 100 companies and charitable foundations with violent attacks if they don't pull their funding in a week, as part of the campaign to stop the building of a medical research laboratory at Oxford University.
ALF has told its supporters via the internet that any academic, student or company connected to Oxford is a legitimate target, irrespective of whether they are involved in animal research or the planned £20m animal research laboratory.
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