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British Cancer Charity Turns Down 30,000 Pound Donation Because Money Was Raised At Pheasant Hunts
But the Institute of Cancer Research funds animal tests. Full Article

Brian Carnell
Monday, May 16, 2005
In March, the UK's Institute of Cancer Research charity refused a Pound 30,000 donations from Barry Atkinson because Atkinson had raised the money over 148 days flushing out grouse partridge and pheasants at shoots in the UK.
According to the BBC, when Atkinson's dog suffered a cancerous tumor, the artist and retired teacher came up with the idea of raising money for cancer research by working at different shoots the UK. "