Ned comes to Berkeley!

[Guest guest]

Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy presents!

 

Dr. Ned C. Buyukmihci

" Are we morally justified in using non-consenting beings in research? "

 

Tuesday, February 26, 2002 @ 7pm

204 Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley.

 

Ned will speak about the ethical dangers of animal experimentation.

 

Here is a personal bio of Ned:

 

Degree:

V.M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972

Title:

Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California School of

Veterinary Medicine at Davis;

 

President and co-founder of the Association of Veterinarians for Animal

Rights

 

Practice experience:

Large and small animal private practice

 

Advanced training:

Residency in comparative ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania;

 

Postdoctoral Fellowship in ophthalmic pathology at Yale Medical School;

 

Board Certified in ophthalmology, American College of Veterinary

Ophthalmologists

 

Teaching experience:

University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee, and University of

California

 

Investigation and institution of 'alternatives' to harmful uses of nonhuman

animals; compilation and management of extensivedatabase on 'alternatives'

(through http://www.AVAR.org)

 

Research experience:

Eleven years as principal investigator, funded predominantly by National Eye

Institute (National Institutes of Health); studied diseases of the retina of

the eye using dogs, cats, hamsters, and other animals; 60 scientific

publications

 

Nonhuman animal issues:

President and co-founder of the Association of Veterinarians for Animal

Rights

 

Co-founder and resident of Animal Place, a farmed animal sanctuary and

education center in Vacaville, CA

 

Numerous presentations on animal rights issues of all types

 

Hobbies:

Observing and studying farmed animals; computer operating and programming

(extensive experience in dBASE; Web design and Hypertext Markup Language

implementation)

 

Personal:

Vegan for ethical reasons (eat no animal flesh or products made from

animals; wear no leather, wool, silk, etc.)

 

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For more information about this free event, visit

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~boaa/, email BOAA_action or call

925-487-4419.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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