==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]]. <ref>[http://www.amprogress.org/amp-board-directors Board of Directors], [[Americans for Medical Progress]], accessed December 2009January 2011</ref>AMP runs media campaigns targeting [[animal rights]], welfare and health advocacy groups. See also [[Americans for Medical Progress]].
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>