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1Humane Society of the United States — Founder(s) Fred Myers, Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser Founded 1954 (as National Humane Society) Location Washington, D.C Key people Wayne Pacelle …
2Humane society — This article is about the term describing the type of group. For the organization, see Humane Society of the United States. This article is about the term describing the type of group. For the organization, see Royal Humane Society. A humane… …
3Humane Society — A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons, although in many countries it is now used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA s). In the United Kingdom… …
4Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research — The Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research is a Non Profit organisation which awards grants to scientists undertaking medical research which benefits humans, without the use of animals.Founded in 1973, the name of the Fund is in honour of the… …
5Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
6political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… …
7French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
8Animal testing — A white Wistar lab rat Description Around 50–100 million vertebrate animals are used in experiments annually. Subjects Animal testing, scien …
9ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
10English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
