In
such experiments, female animals are first injected with hormones before either
undergoing abdominal surgery or being crudely killed so that their eggs can be
harvested. Others are forced into surrogacy, and modified embryos are surgically
implanted in their wombs.
Yet
these genetic modification procedures are rarely successful. Many pregnancies
fail, and of those animals who are born, only 1 to 30 per cent carry the genes
of interest to experimenters. Those who don't are killed soon after birth –
disposed of as nothing more than laboratory waste.
Transcripts and videotape of traumatic head injury tests at the University of Pennsylvania. Following a PETA campaign, these experiments on baboons were halted. You can read more about this thrilling story in PETA President Ingrid Newkirk’s book “Free the Animals.”
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True Blood’s Kristin Bauer van Straten on the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act
Kristin Bauer van Straten, who starred on HBO’s True Blood, joins the Physicians Committee’s Exam Room podcast to talk about cruelty-free cosmetics on the film set and lobbying for the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act. Listen >
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Physicians Committee Billboards Urge a Minneapolis Medical Center to End Live Animal Use
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Nearly 270 NIH-owned and
-supported chimpanzees are still waiting to be moved from laboratories to their
rightful, retirement home, Chimp Haven. Most have literally waited a lifetime
for a chance at sanctuary. But now
these labs want to deny the chimps of what they so deserve, and NIH is
poised to bow to their pressure.
At this critical moment, we need
to raise our voices in their defense and tell NIH to send all chimpanzees to ‘real’
retirement at Chimp Haven.
Only a sanctuary can provide the
specialized care that animals need to heal and find peace. Yet NIH has
continually failed to ensure that these animals are moved to Chimp Haven and, in
fact, has allowed labs to roadblock these efforts.
Tell NIH to send all
government-owned and –supported chimpanzees to their rightful home at Chimp
Haven. Deadline to submit comments is August
10!
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AAVS’s
affiliate, the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF),
recently announced the 2018 grant recipients of its Annual Open Grant program.
“The work being done by this year’s recipients is especially impressive,” stated
AAVS and ARDF President Sue Leary. “Three are biochips of organs that mimic
specific diseases, another is a model of metastasized breast cancer, and there’s
also a study focused on cellular communication and its role in spreading disease
throughout the body. All have far reaching potential in biomedical research and
testing, without the use of animals.” READ MORE »
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AAVS was
happy to be a part of this year’s Taking Action For Animals (TAFA) conference
that was held in Arlington, Virginia, July 20-22. AAVS sponsored the Welcome
Reception that opened the weekend event, as well as a talk about animal rights
as a historical social movement, which paired well with our most recent edition
of the AV Magazine, celebrating 125 years of reporting about animal
issues. Several staff members represented AAVS, as well as Animalearn, and the
Leaping Bunny Program. Be sure to check out our photos posted on Facebook. SEE MORE »
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Earlier
this month, the UK released its 2017 “Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures
on Living Animals.” It reports that 3.79 million procedures using live animals
were performed in 2017. Half of these were for breeding genetically modified
animals, nearly 90% being mice. Many believe that animal use in the UK reflects
that in the U.S. The major difference between the two is that, in the U.S., mice
do not fall under the legal definition of animal and, therefore, are not counted
and not afforded the minimal levels of care and treatment outlined in the Animal
Welfare Act. Further, the U.S. doesn’t require labs to report the purposes of
animal use (regulatory, biomedical, training, breeding, etc.) as they do in the
UK. READ MORE »
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Yes,
it could. The California legislature is currently considering the Cruelty-Free
Cosmetics Act (SB 1249). The bill would prevent the sale of cosmetics that have
been tested on animals and/or contain animal tested ingredients. This could be a
landmark piece of legislation in the U.S. It could also spur enactment of a
national bill that would end the use of animals to test cosmetics in our
country. If you live in California, find your state senator, and ask him/her to support the
California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act. READ MORE »
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