Biomedical researchers vow to go on using animal subjects in their labs, despite acts of personal intimidation
The demonstrations were staged as a part of a national week of protests against the use of animals in biomedical research called World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week (WLALW). Animal rights activists have sponsored the week annually for the past five years--this year from April 24 through May 1. The 1993 WLALW featured 36 separate demonstrations at universities and medical centers throughout the United States.
Departing slightly from the tactics of previous years, many activists observed the 1993 WLALW by focusing their complaints not on an entire school or institution, but against a single researcher or lab.
One such subject of attention was Larry Cunnick, president of BIOCON Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based contract research laboratory engaged in animal-related technical services. On his white garage door "Animal Killer!" was written in red spray paint; on ...
