Word: pounded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some researchers contend further that pound animals, because of their probable cross-breeding and their past contact with humans, actually make better lab animals...
While researchers secure some canines from dealers or breeding companies, "the majority of research [at Harvard] is with pound dogs." Dr. Richard F. Rodger, an assistant clinical veterinarian at Harvard's New England Regional Primate Research Center, said yesterday. The Southboro, Mass center buys about 2500 dogs from area pounds each year...
...that happens, the effect on cardiovascular research will be "devastating," said Dr. A. Clifford Barger, Pfeiffer Professor of Physiology. The cost of purchasing and preparing pound dogs is roughly $50 a piece, he said adding that other sources might cost as much as 10 times more. That increase would either force the University to devote more experimental projects...
...supporters of the bill argue that medical researchers are "distorting the facts." Cotter said that specially-bred animals can be used directly for experimentation, while pound animals need to be treated medically through a process that increases their cost...
...Mike Corbat is a 6-ft, 3-m, 230 pound dear...