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==Lobbying & public relations==
[[Americans for Medical Progress]]'s (AMP) board of directors consists of senior executives and other representatives employed by the pharmaceutical and vivisection industries. Board members represent multinational, billion dollar corporations as well as universities and institutions receiving government grants for vivisection. They include: Charles River, [[Abbott Laboratories]], [[GlaxoSmithKline]], [[Pfizer]], and [[AstraZeneca]] and [[Wyeth]]. <ref>[http://www.amprogress.org/amp-board-directors Board of Directors], [[Americans for Medical Progress]], accessed December 2009</ref>
In the fiscal year ending in 2008, Charles River paid $40,000 to [[Policy Directions Inc.]] <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?year=2008&lname=Policy+Directions+Inc&id= Annual Lobbying by Policy Directions Inc.], [[Center for Responsive Politics]], 2008</ref>
