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Cardiff University is speaking out about their animal testing after coming under fire recently for sewing shut the eyelids of 31 kittens. Representatives for the institution said that the action was necessary for their studies on lazy-eye syndrome in children. The condition, which affects two to four percent of kids, can sometimes cause a child to go blind in the affected eye. Cardiff states they sewed up the kittens' eyes to recreate the effects of lazy-eye syndrome and see how vision and the brain are connected. Kittens were allegedly chosen for the test because they are one of the few animals with frontally positioned eyes like humans. The university stands by the tests, saying it will ...

Wednesday was a good day for the 950 federally owned chimpanzees at the heart of the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act. The Senate committee overseeing the bill voted in its favor. "The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works this morning gave its approval to S. 810, the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, marking a major step forward for the legislation to end invasive experiments on chimpanzees and to retire federally-owned chimps to sanctuaries," said Michael Markarian president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. The legislation can now move to the full Senate for consideration. This is the first time any version of the bill has received approval in ...