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Beliefs, Actions, and Consequences

Most of us love animals. So, when someone tells us that animals are being tormented for pointless experiments, by monsters who view them as objects rather than the precious, living beings they are, we get angry! And we take whatever action we can to stop them. But what if none of that is really true? What if research with animals is not pointless. What if research animals are, actually, treated with compassion, respect and gratitude?

What if our love for animals has been exploited to manipulate us to carry out the agenda of a few…at the expense of ourselves and our loved ones? 

Joining us today to explore this on a very personal level is Dr. David Jentsch, a prominent brain researcher who suffered years of attacks by a movement that either doesn’t understand the dangerous consequences of its actions…or doesn’t care. 

Dr. David Jentsch: brief biography, scientific publications and honors

Biography and honors

Current Research Focus

Research Publications

Media reports of terrorist attacks on Dr. Jentsch and colleagues at UCLA

October 2006: Fighting animal rights terrorism

October 2007: Animal rights group says it flooded home

January 2008: Terror unit probes fire at home

June 2008: Firebombs show new tactics of animal activists

November 2008: Ecoterrorism: Extremism in the Animal Rights and Environmentalist Movements

May/June 2008: Winners and Losers in the Animal Research Wars

March 2009: A Target of Violence

October 2010: Activist group claims to send AIDS-tainted razors to animal researcher

Public Outreach by Dr. Jentsch

unlikelyactivist: Thoughts on science, scientists and scientific activism from David Jentsch

“Speaking of research” pieces

Researchers should be proud despite hateful activism