The two national non -profit that opposes the use of animals in medical research are trying to put a new strategy to put pressure on the OHSU to close a Betonic Facility Origon National Premier Research Center. This is about 5,000 monkeys living from this Used in basic science research.
Group, people of the moral behavior of animals, or BeltAnd Therapeutic committee for responsible medicineOregon Health Authority is lobbying to make the research facility a prerequisite for the purchase of OHSU’s heritage.
The two have a long history of lobbying to close the Premier Research Center, which is only one in the nation. He says that the conditions and experiences of animals on animals are inhumane, and research is unnecessary itself.
This month, the Physicians Committee bought time at KGW and local radio stations that showed the tagline: “If Ohsu can’t care about a monkey, how can they take care of you?” Advertising guides people On a site that inspires Visitors will comment on integration.
OHSU is Posted a long response For an online advertising campaign, saying the group is making “false claims” about research conducted at the center.
According to OHSU spokesman Tamara Hargenus-Bredley, the center works “critically relevant” to research life-threatening diseases and developing treatments.
This is included Find a universal “another useful” flu vaccineLooking for a vaccine Against HIV AIDSHe said, and the development of better treatment for kidney disease. The studies conducted at the center go through a peer review process to ensure that research is not duplicated and the use of an animal is justified.
Therapeutic committee says research conducted with monkeys is not always so real or useful, indicating Studies conducted by the center related to the use of hemp They say the animals were damaged and came to amazing results.
Faces Makex at the Oregon National Premier Research Center at Oregon Health and Sciences. Two national animal rights persons are advocating to close the center of OHSU.
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Along with the staff of two non -profit organizations as well as local doctors who support the campaign, the recent online public hearing on the merger has been flooded.
Earlier, Lisa Jones Boyzel, a scientist working at the University of Washington National Premier Research Center, said that the national health institute and rising veterinary costs are a financial risk to Oregon’s facility due to the possibility of cutting funds.
“At some point, Ohsu will find himself to feed thousands of hungry monkeys,” he said.
In light of the financial losses and heritage purchase of the OHSU, President of the Physicians Committee, Neil Bernard said, “Healthcares should consider whether the resources going on the monkey can be given better instructions.”
“It is really time that a center that was established in 1962 with a specific tools, needs to be modernized,” said Bernard. “It’s 2025, and we have better ways to do research.”
According to Bernard, if the OHSU sold it, the Oregon National Premier Research Center on the ground could take about $ 100 million.
The situation is not so straightforward, because NIH has provided financial support to the center’s facilities and operations, said Hargens-Bredley. Any sale of property requires NIH approval and will potentially limit the amount available to OHSU.
