Frankie Trull
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Frankie Trull is a long time lobbyist and founder and president of Policy Directions Inc., a Washington, DC based public relations firm and lobby for the animal testing, animal breeding, pharmaceutical, agribusiness and processed food industries, as well as universities and institutions receiving government grants for animal research. [1], [2] Policy Directions also advocates for the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR), an industry association, and Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), a front group. Ms. Trull is president and founder of all three groups. [3] All are located at 818 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC.
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brief bio
According to her bio, Ms Trull has "over 25 years of experience" in Washington lobbying and public relations. She specializes in legal, policy and public relations issues for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. Ms. Trull has worked with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and NASA. She is a frequent public speaker and a member of the Board of Overseers of Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.[4] She graduated from Boston University and received a Master’s degree from Tufts University. [5]
Other information
Frankie Trull & animal law
See also NABR.
Frankie Trull & AETA
See also Policy Directions Inc.
Frankie Trull & the Animal Welfare Act
See also NABR & the Animal Welfare Act
Frankie Trull & clients
See also Policy Directions Inc.
Articles & sources
SourceWatch articles
- Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
- Animal testing
- Astroturf
- Conservatives target the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Criminalising civil disobedience
- Food and Drug Administration
- Humane Movement
- Intimidating public interest groups
- Meat & Dairy industry
- National Institutes of Health
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Processed food industry
- Tufts University
- U.S. Government's War on Animals
References
- ↑ About, Policy Directions Inc., accessed September 2009
- ↑ Clients, Policy Directions Inc., accessed September 2009
- ↑ Professionals: Frankie L. Trull, President and CEO, Policy Directions Inc., accessed September 2009
- ↑ Professionals: Frankie L. Trull, President and CEO, Policy Directions Inc., accessed September 2009
- ↑ FBR Board and President, Foundation for Biomedical Research, accessed September 2009
External articles
- Jeremy Beckham Vivisectors and Robber Barons, PrimateLabs.com, accessed October 2009
- Andrew Goldstein A Win for the Kitties, Time Magazine, June 2002
