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6. Use of Pound Animals
6. Use of Pound Animals
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SUPPLY OF POUND ANIMALS A pound Is a facility established by local ordinance in which stray, abandoned, lost, or donated animals are held Impounded for some period, so that owners can claim lost pets or new homes can be found for the animate. A shelter is a privately established facility for such animus.
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REGUIATIONt3 Forty-nine states permit the use of some pound animals in research. Eleven states do not allow pounds withm their jurisdiction to make ants avmIable to research facilities, but peanut animals from ou~of-state pounds to be purchased through USDA-licensed dealers.
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CONCERNS FOR TlIE ANIMALS Obtaining an~rnals from commercial breeders rather than pounds not only increases expenditures but also increases the total number of animal liver lost each ye=. Over 10 million animals already die in pounds and shelters each year, and additional animals bred for research add to the total lom of animad life.
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In chronic experiment, anunab do regain consciousness. Indeed, in such experiments, not only their survival but their Fill recovery knight be an essential part of the experiment.
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