3 collections related to Primates

The Dietrich von Haugwitz Papers, 1971-2007, contains various materials related to animal rights issues. Included are publications and other papers relating to animal rights organizations. Organizations include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection Society, and North Carolina Network for Animals. The organizations are both local to North Carolina and national. Topical Files contain general information about animal rights, animals used in biomedical research, hunting, vegetarianism, and individual species of animals. Several of the newsletters and news clippings contain materials written by Dietrich and Eva von Haugwitz. A few of the news articles relate to research studies at North Carolina State University which used animals. North Carolina State University philosophy professor Tom Regan, an opponent of animal studies, also appears in several articles. Dietrich von Haugwitz (1927-2007) was a German-born animal rights activist, who lived in Durham, North Carolina. Haugwitz became involved in animal rights in the 1980s, and founded a local chapter of the North Carolina Network for Animals. His wife Eva was also involved in animal rights activism, and served as president of the local Animal Protection Society. Haugwitz worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst at Duke University Medical Center before retiring in 1992. Less

The Doris Day Animal League Records, 1978-2006, contains a wide variety of materials that document the organization's efforts to protect the lives of animals through policy initiatives and education--specifically relating to animal testing, animals in the entertainment industry, companion animals legislation, and horse slaughter. Included in the collection are correspondence, Freedom of Information Act requests, pamphlets, reports, legislative and judicial summaries, journal and newspaper articles, editorials, surveys, videotapes, photographs, and other materials. Some of the organization's largest efforts documented in these records are the United States Air Force chimpanzee divestiture, high production volume testing (HPV) on animals, no apes in entertainment, efforts to influence Disney's creation of their Wild Animal Kingdom park, dog breeding regulation, spay and neuter legislation, and horse slaughter legislation. Founded in 1987 by Doris Day, the Doris Day Animal League (DDAL) is a nonprofit lobbying organization committed to providing animal advocacy through policy initiatives, education, and corporate engagement. Based in Washington D.C., DDAL serves to influence federal, state, and local laws and policies that focus on animal welfare. Some of the organization's largest efforts relate to the United States Air Force chimpanzee divestiture, high production volume testing (HPV) on animals, no apes in entertainment, dog breeding regulation, spay and neuter legislation, and horse slaughter legislation. In 2006, DDAL merged into the Humane Society of the United States. Less