An 11 minute snippet featuring Alka Chandna- the Vice President of Laboratory Experimentation Cases for animal rights activist organization PETA. In this video, she discloses the abuse, neglect, and torture that animals such as monkeys are subjected to in laboratories at the University of Michigan to members of the Michigan Animal Rights Society. She concludes with discussing the unsanitary conditions within UofM laboratories.
A lecture where Animal Liberation Front leader Peter Young describes his evolution into an animal-rights activists and later prosecution and incarceration by the federal government for freeing animals from fur farms. The lecture was given to student members of the Michigan Animal Rights Society and features a q&a at the near the 45 minute mark.
Presentation slides used during a meeting on March 25th, 2011 by the Michigan Animal Rights Society- a student organization at the University of Michigan for animal rights activists. The slides provide an ethical, scientific, and philosophical exploration of applying action with personal ethics through a refusal to consume food products that come from animals. Moreover, the slides focus on the environmental benefits of veganism and how the physical and emotional pain that animals endure has many similarities to human emotions.
A collection of emails from former University of Michigan Law professor and animal welfare advocate Joseph Vining. This collection primarily pertains to the former professor's lecture content, speaking events, and general scheduling of events within the University of Michigan Law School.
A draft of an essay from former University of Michigan Law Professor and animal welfare advocate Joseph Vining. In this essay dated March 9th, 2005, Joseph Vining makes comparisons between the realms of corporate and animal law-reflecting on how corporate law is considered a more respectable field although animal law concerns sentient beings.
A poster by the Michigan Ethics Bowl advertising a debate between PETA VP Bruce Friedrich and the Michigan Ethics Bowl Team on whether or not eating meat is ethical.
A poster from the Michigan Animal Rights Society advertising a lecture where American Animal Rights activist Peter Young describes his evolution into an animal-rights activists and his later prosecution for freeing animals from fur farms.
A 1983 memo from Bennett J. Cohen of the University of Michigan’s Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine to the Committee on Use and Care of Animals summarizing the newly received AAALAC site-visit report. Cohen notes deficiencies the report found and disputes some of its claims.
A short student-made zine printed on newsprint with monochrome photographs, advertisements, and opinion articles. Bennett J. Cohen, director of ULAM at U-M wrote an article in it titled “A Path to New Knowledge,” which argues that animal experimentation is essential to scientific and medical advancement. He emphasized existing regulatory standards that he claimed ensured humane conduct. The publication gives contrasting viewpoints on animal testing research, both for and against.
This starts with a description of the program changes, the semi-annual review, and minority views. Then the members of the committee are listed and described. This is followed by a description of facility inspections and a list of all of the recent facility inspections. Then there is a letter describing that a sample Annual Report is attached followed by the blank template of the Annual Report. Then there is an acknowledgment that the report was received along with the envelope it was sent in.
This starts with a cover letter explaining that no changes were made. Followed by a description of the members of committee. Then there is a description of the program changes, the semi-annual review, and minority views. Then there is an acknowledgment that the report was received.
This resource starts with the 1996 program changes, semi-annual evaluations, and minority views. Then all of the members of the committee are listed and described. Then there is a request for the report, followed by the main report and a blank member information template. This is followed by the envelope it was sent in. The the facility inspections are described and listed.
It starts with an acknowledgement that the report has been received. Followed by the 1998 program changes, semiannual evaluations, and minority views. This is followed by the titles and description of the members of the committee. Then there is a description of the facility inspections. This is followed by a longer list of the facility inspections. Followed by a checklist that checks off what is in the report. This is followed by a request for the information. Then you can see the envelope it was sent in and a blank member description template along with the filled out version of the member information.
It starts with an acknowledgement that the report has been submitted. Then the 1999 program changes are outlines, followed by the semi-annual evaluation and minority views. Then the members of the committee and are listed and described. Then the facility inspections are listed.
This report starts with a cover sheet outlining the information requested. That is followed by the inspection data history. Then there is a cover letter for the Annual Problem Report section, followed by the program changes, semiannual evaluations, and minority views. That is followed by information on the members of the committee. Lastly, there is more information on the facility inspections.
This report starts with changes that have been made to the program in 2001. Then it discusses the semi-annual evaluations. Then any minority vies that members held. Followed by a list and description of all members. Then the facility inspection dates are listed.
This report covers program changes and semi annual evaluations for the 2002 period. It then goes into the current members who contributed to this annual report. Then it goes into the changes they made to their protocol review. There is then an annual review flowchart, followed by a letter acknowledging that they received the report. This is followed by emails back and forth revising the protocol review.
The archived website from the University of Michigan Law School's Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, a organization of law students dedicated to the legal protection of animals.
