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[edit] Proposed changes to the page

I made many changes to the Huntingdon Life Sciences page which were then reversed by RafikiSykes with the advice to gain consensus on the talk for proposed changes prior to adding them again. So here I am.

I know this is old stomping ground for this page but I feel that it is not an article about Huntingdon Life Sciences but more an article on the campaign against them. Looking at other companies on Wiki (including those that are deemed controversial) there is more information about those companies than appear on this page. I am merely trying to redress this. But I am not trying to ignore the campaign against HLS - there is still a great deal of information on that in the page.

You can see my most recent change at version (13:50, 8 February 2012‎ Jbraygun). I don't want to be long-winded and boring but briefly the reasons for my changes are:

Intro section:

I tried for a very brief intro and to include who and what HLS is and why they are known to the general public. Without wanting to fan the flames I changed contract-animal testing company to Contract Research Organisation as the first is not a true description of the industry; it's like saying that NASA is in the booster rocket industry - it is a method used along with many others to gain the end result.

Company info box:

This is the company's logo and a more acurate description of their industry.

History:

The history on the page was a two paragraph entry that said very little about a company that is 60 years old. My changes give a far more detailed history.

Core industries:

I admit only came from looking at other company pages

Staff numbers, Trade bodies and Awards:

I included these as I believed they give a more rounded description of the company and where they sit in the business world.

Use of animals:

One of the most contentious issues with this company - if they are happy to publicise their numbers then it should be included.

Controversy, Protest and intimidation, Effect of campaign; Government response:

I have changed these very little. I have tidied up and put it all under one heading.

I would like to have this page describe the company and also include the campaign against it but in a fair and balanced way. So back to what RafikiSykes asked me to do, I need concensus....

Jbraygun (talk) 17:07, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Huntingdon Life Sciences

[edit] Proposed changes to the page

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