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Clifford Pratt, an Animal's friend, He'd rather die than kill any type of animal.
Clifford Pratt, an Animal's friend, He'd rather die than kill any type of animal.

Clifford Pratt, an Animal's friend, He'd rather die than kill any type of animal.

Date9/15/1969
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132339F
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
Snarly protest: Animal trainer Mike Klingbell takes exception to a proposed North York ban on exotic animals and, to prove they can be tamed, he brought a 150-pound cougar to the legislation committe
Snarly protest: Animal trainer Mike Klingbell takes exception to a proposed North York ban on exotic animals and, to prove they can be tamed, he brought a 150-pound cougar to the legislation committe
3/11/1981
Animals' Michael O'Sullivan
Animals' Michael O'Sullivan
9/12/1985
Praised by peers: The Ontario Veterinary Association has named Dr. Paul McCutcheon 1979 vet of the year. Here is his East York office, the vet works on a patient named Askhim. The relationship between people and animals, he says, is symbolic of our ability to live with nature.
Praised by peers: The Ontario Veterinary Association has named Dr. Paul McCutcheon 1979 vet of the year. Here is his East York office, the vet works on a patient named Askhim. The relationship between people and animals, he says, is symbolic of our ability to live with nature.
11/14/1979
Delia and Mark Owens have fought armed elephant poachers and governments in their bid to help the people and endangered animals of Africa
Delia and Mark Owens have fought armed elephant poachers and governments in their bid to help the people and endangered animals of Africa
12/3/1992
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
Vet and pet: Dr. Donald MacDonald warns pet owners against believing all those rumors about animals. Here he smiles at a stray six-week-old puppy, brought in with an injured eye and now in good shape again.
7/22/1983
Toronto Hospital's Dr. Jim Kenyon favors using doomed animals from pounds for research.
Toronto Hospital's Dr. Jim Kenyon favors using doomed animals from pounds for research.
5/8/1991
Animals everywhere: Sandy Mitchell, who has cerebral paisy, redesigned his farm to cater to the disabled
Animals everywhere: Sandy Mitchell, who has cerebral paisy, redesigned his farm to cater to the disabled
11/1/1991
Wider, please: Dr. Seymour Tobe checks out the mouth of his patient, a Doberman named Vinny, who needs a brace to correct an out-of-place tooth. The veterinary dentist says although many vets will clean animals' teeth, he's the only one in Metro performing a full range of dental services, including braces, fillings and extractions.
Wider, please: Dr. Seymour Tobe checks out the mouth of his patient, a Doberman named Vinny, who needs a brace to correct an out-of-place tooth. The veterinary dentist says although many vets will clean animals' teeth, he's the only one in Metro performing a full range of dental services, including braces, fillings and extractions.
4/16/1985
Beware of beastie: This 4-year-old alligator is one of 100 exotic animals in Stan Mazur's private Parkdale collection, which includes a deadly spitting cobra, rattlesnakes and vipers
Beware of beastie: This 4-year-old alligator is one of 100 exotic animals in Stan Mazur's private Parkdale collection, which includes a deadly spitting cobra, rattlesnakes and vipers
6/14/1982
Lion Tamer: Dr. Graham Crawshaw holds the contraceptive implants that are used at the Metro zoo on animals such as the lioness, Brenda, in the cage.
Lion Tamer: Dr. Graham Crawshaw holds the contraceptive implants that are used at the Metro zoo on animals such as the lioness, Brenda, in the cage.
7/20/1989
Modern Falconer: Wildlife control officer Keith Everett subdues a wild red-tall hawk at Pearson Airport. His company is hired to keep birds and wild animals off the runways and out of aircraft engines.
Modern Falconer: Wildlife control officer Keith Everett subdues a wild red-tall hawk at Pearson Airport. His company is hired to keep birds and wild animals off the runways and out of aircraft engines.
7/5/1991