Yale University, Dartmouth University, Animal Testing, Yerkes Primate Research Center, Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (CAARE), Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, American Anti-Vivisection Society


PETA Protests Yale Bird Torturer
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) 
End horrific experiments on cats at SUNY College of Optometry.

Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (CAARE)

Target: President of SUNY College of Optometry; and Director of the National Eye Institute

It’s time pull the plug on terrible experiments that have inflicted immeasurable suffering on hundreds of cats and kittens since 1985.

Trusting and loving cats, some as young as 4 months old, are purchased from suppliers and brought into labs at the State University of NY College of Optometry. There they are cut up and tortured in lengthy procedures that go on for hours.

This horrific, dead-end research has gone on for more than 30 years, consuming $7.95 million taxpayer dollars, and has not resulted in any treatments for vision disorders

Send your letter today to end these egregious experiments once and for all. 

For more information go to http://www.caareusa.org/end_horrific_cat_experiments_at_suny
Tell HCMC: Stop Killing Rabbits and Sheep!

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Target: Drs. Jon L. Pryor and James Miner, Hennepin County Medical Centermore

Innocent rabbits and sheep are dying at the hands of emergency medicine residents at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). They need your help!

During the training, participants cut into a rabbit's or sheep's chest to learn how to insert a breathing tube. In other sessions, residents crack open the animal's breastbone and insert needles into the chest to remove fluid surrounding the heart. At times, they even drill holes into the poor animal's skull! The procedures continue even if the animal dies on the operating table - and if any animal manages to survive the invasive procedures, they are still killed!

Training on live animals is not only cruel, but also ineffective given the anatomical differences between rabbits, sheep, and humans. In fact, 91% of surveyed emergency medicine residency programs in the United States and Canada use only non-animal and human-relevant training methods.

Rabbits and sheep don't deserve to suffer like this!

If you agree, sign the petition below to Hennepin County Medical Center. Urge them to stop this outrageous animal cruelty NOW!

Let me share a New York Times article about moving chimpanzees out of laboratories and into sanctuaries. 

Lab Chimps Are Moving to Sanctuaries—Slowly

Getting to this point was a big job. It actually started with a group of chimpanzees in New Mexico who were going to be taken out of retirement and put back into research. We were alerted by local activists, and we worked with then-Governor Bill Richardson and several members of Congress to halt the transfer as soon as we could. The next step was to convene an Institute of Medicine panel to opine on whether chimpanzees were needed at all in research. We had to do a lot of work behind the scenes to kick out bad panel members, but eventually the Institute of Medicine did indeed conclude that there was no need for experimentation on chimpanzees. With that in hand, it was reasonably easy to convince the NIH to pull the plug on its chimpanzee research, and the retirement process began. 

So, in the scheme of things, it was a rather quick victory, even though each piece of it took a lot of doing. We worked a lot with the folks in New Mexico, and HSUS was helpful on Capitol Hill. So it was very much a group effort—and that includes you.

Earlier this year, we launched a public effort to end the use of animals in training courses at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., as part of our First, Do No Harm campaign. The medical center uses live sheep to train emergency medicine residents, when the vast majority of surveyed programs use only human-relevant training methods. Our pressure has been making an impact and we believe that, by rallying your support, we can steer Dartmouth-Hitchcock in the right direction.

Please join us by taking action today! Simply call Drs. Compton and DeKoning and ask them to end the use of live animals for training emergency medicine residents by switching to human-based simulators. When you call, it's important that you are polite and encouraging.

Duane A. Compton, Ph.D.
Dean, Geisel School of Medicine
Phone: 603-650-1574 

E. Paul DeKoning, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M.
Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Phone: 603-650-7254

After you call, please send an e-mail to Drs. Compton and DeKoning. 

At Dartmouth-Hitchcock, emergency medicine residents are instructed to cut into live sheep to practice procedures. If the animals survive the invasive procedures, they are killed following the training session. This animal use is at odds with current standards of training, as well as with ethical and humane practices. Today, 92 percent of surveyed emergency medicine residency programs in the United States and Canada (191 of 208) use only nonanimal training methods, such as human-based medical simulators and cadavers. 
Thanks to our collaborative efforts, government agencies have acknowledged that chimpanzees—our closest relatives in the animal kingdom—should not be subjected to invasive research. And now the chimps formerly used in research desperately need a place other than a lab to call home.

Qualified sanctuaries throughout the U.S. want to take in more residents, but are either full or near capacity, and they need to expand their facilities to make that possible.

AAVS won't let them down! Our BUILD IT! campaign helps sanctuaries to expand, ensuring that ALL retired chimpanzees have a home. And during this month’s match challenge, your contribution will be doubled!

Here's why your gift matters-
Chimp Haven Profile: Joseph
Throughout 30 years at the Yerkes Primate Research Center, Joseph struggled to develop relationships with other chimpanzees. After retiring to Chimp Haven in 2014, he was introduced to a social group and has been thriving ever since. Joseph has effortlessly bonded with his fellow groupmates, but his best buddy is P.G. They can often be found enjoying warm nights together in their spacious outdoor enclosure.

We are most grateful for all the supporters who have donated over the past two days.

PCRM is on a mission to take animal cruelty out of medical training once and for all—and I’m turning to you for help.

We’ve identified 21 known medical training programs in the U.S. using dogs, pigs, and other animals in the most heartless ways—often killing them.

So, today, we’re launching our First Do No Harm campaign to stop these shameful institutions from continuing the cruelty. In order to succeed, we must raise $100,000 immediately. 

That’s why I’m reaching out personally. Would you be able to help by making an urgently needed donation today? Your support will mean so much to this campaign, and all our lifesaving work.

Mr Lichterman, I know it pains you to think of animals being ripped apart on operating tables. Especially when we know that using animals is not only cruel, but an ineffective way to train our future doctors. 

By taking action, you’ve helped us make tremendous progress—and with you by our side, we will do even more.

So please join PCRM on our quest to save lives. The sooner we raise the $100,000, the sooner we can intensify our First Do No Harm campaign and all our lifesaving programs that help animals and people.