ALF Liberation at the University of Iowa

ALF Liberation At The University Of Iowa – Communique: The Animal Liberation Front is claiming responsibility for the liberation of 401 animals from the University of Iowa in the early hours of November 14th, 2004. All animals on the third floor of the UI psychology department — 88 mice and 313 rats — were removed, examined and treated by a sympathetic veterinarian, and placed in loving homes. Additionally, two animal labs and three vivisector’s offices were entered and all contents relating to animal research were destroyed. These are: 4th Floor – Spence Labs: Vivisector Ed Wasserman’s lab entered. Dozens of computers and devices used in experiments on live pigeons were destroyed. Basement – Spence Labs: Lab of vivisector Mark Blumburg and others entered. Surgical equipment and small animal stereotaxic devices, as well as “shock boxes” and other instruments of torture destroyed. 4th Floor – Seashore Hall Primate researcher Joshua Rodefer’s office entered. Computer discs, hard drives, paperwork and photos showing Rodefer’s work confining drug addicted primates in small glass boxes removed. The remaining paperwork detailing his monstrous work addicting primates and rats to narcotics was soaked in acid and the computer destroyed. 1st Floor – Seashore Hall Primate researcher Amy Poremba’s office entered. Computers destroyed, documents removed, and the remainder soaked in acid. This raid was carried out to halt the barbaric research of the UI Psychology Department’s 7 primary animal researchers: Professors Poremba …

Medical marijuana discussed locally

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Medical marijuana has also been discussed in Iowa and was the topic of a Wednesday afternoon forum at Compass Pointe Behavioral Health Services in Spencer. Dr. Christian Thurstone – the medical director of the Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and …
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Lota S. Zoth joins NewLink's Board of Directors; heads Audit Committee

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7, 2012 — AMES, Iowa, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ: NLNK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing cancer therapeutics, today announced that Lota S. Zoth has accepted …
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