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2016 – PETA International Science Consortium Funds Research to End Horse Experiments

Following a PETA India investigation documenting the abuse of thousands of horses, donkeys, and mules in antitoxin production, the PETA International Science Consortium funds the development of a non-animal replacement for the diphtheria antitoxin, ordinarily made by repeatedly injecting horses with toxins and drawing large volumes of their blood.

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— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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