More money, lobbying and laws. Unexpected maybe. "...A number of research institutions lobbied on the legislation, including the National Association for Biomedical Research, which has repeatedly argued that much current medical knowledge has resulted from research with animals, and development of future innovations will need to rely upon them too. More than 10 universities also joined in on the lobbying effort. Reports filed by the University of California indicated that its interests lay in "opposition to provisions that restrict research on certain non-human primates." The pharmaceutical industry alone spent more than $475 million lobbying on all issues in 2011 and 2012, and it has an extensive stable of lobbyists with long-established relationships on Capitol Hill. Most companies in the industry opposed the bill. Indeed, animal welfare groups were decidedly overmatched; for these organizations, the battle was never going to be won with money. The Humane Society of the U.S. -- which led the lobbying charge for animal welfare groups -- spent just $310,000 lobbying in those two years. It was joined by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which spent even less -- a total of $268,866..."
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:11:14 +0000
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