Animal Research
Help Stop Use of Pets for Research
Rep. Michael F. Doyle (D-PA) has introduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act, H.R. 2256. The Pet Safety Protection Act would amend the Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. §§2137, 2138 and ban the sale of "random source" dogs and cats by Class B dealers to research laboratories.
Help End Use of Live Animals in Military
The "Battlefield Excellence Superior Training Practices Act" or BEST Practices Act, H.R. 1417, (formerly H.R. 403) would stop the use of live animals to train military personnel to respond to chemical or biological attacks or treat battlefield injuries.
Great Ape Protection Act Re-Introduced
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The Great Ape Protection Act, H.R. 1513, has been introduced once again, this time by sponsor, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R- MD).
GAO Report Proves It's Time to Ban Sale of "Random Source" Dogs, Cats for Research
A September 10, 2010 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) proves once again that the USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) lacks the resources to enforce even the meager Animal Welfare Act regulations for businesses that profit from or use animals. Â
Montcalm County Votes to Stop Pound Seizure
Update April 28:Â The Montcalm County, Michigan Commissioners have voted to stop giving shelter animals to R&R Research, a Class B dealer that sells them for experimentation and research!
Spain Considers Rights for Great Apes
The Spanish parliament's environmental committee has approved resolutions that would confer rights on apes. The resolutions are from the Great Apes Project which studies the lives and behavior of non-human great apes.
The Great Apes Project has declared great apes including chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans, should have the rights to life, liberty and freedom from torture. Great apes deprived of liberty would be entitled to due process.
Student Choice Bill Passes in the Nick of Time
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Just hours before Vermont's legislative session ended for the season, the Student Choice bill passed the Vermont Senate unanimously. Longtime friend to nonhuman and human Vermonters Senator John Campbell (D-Windsor) advocated strongly for this bill and negotiated with the House Education Chair on its behalf.
Call on Medical Schools to End Use of Live Animals as Teaching Tools
Washington University in St. Louis has announced its medical school will no longer use live pigs in a student lab.
Case Western Eliminates Use of Some But Not All Animals for Teaching Medical Students
Case Western Reserve University has announced it will stop using live dogs, cats and ferrets for teaching purposes. The animals were used to teach surgeries and other medical techniques to 4th year medical students.Â
The school has said it will, however, continue to use pigs in a course on "minimally invasive surgeries" at least until the next academic year. Â
Medical College of New York Announces End to Use of Dogs in Student Course, But What About Medical College of Wisconsin?
Update: Kudos to the Medical College of New York which has announced the end to its use of live dogs in a first-year physiology course. No word on whether the Medical College of Wisconsin will follow suit.....
Original report: The Medical College of Wisconsin operates a “dog labâ€, and every spring 60 dogs are used in the teaching of a first year physiology course.
