wannaveg / CC Last month, PETA broke the news about barbaric U.S. Army trauma training exercises that were being conducted at a base camp in Hawaii, in which pigs were shot with high-powered rifles. Local Army officials there are standing by their false claims that these exercises are necessary to provide soldiers with the skill … Read more »
msnbcmedia1 / CC You know those commercials we all laugh at? The ones for whatever weight-loss pill, claiming something to the effect of “It’s SO easy! You don’t have to exercise OR change your diet”? The ones that you laugh at with your friends and that make you say, “Yeah, right”? Get this—the vivisectors at … Read more »
paddleasia / CC Charles River Laboratories has finally had to own up to killing 32 monkeys under their “care.” The monkeys were baked alive when a thermostat malfunctioned; no alarm system was in place to alert staff to save the monkeys. Nobody even knew about the deaths until the following morning. Charles River’s announcement follows … Read more »
It looks like scientists do sometimes spend time on worthwhile projects and have now found that being caged, having your bone marrow sucked out, and being used for bioterrorism research is torture—no matter whom it’s being done to. A recent study showed that 95 percent of 119 chimpanzees who had been used for “research” exhibited … Read more »
Do you know the saying “Don’t steal—the government hates competition”? I was reminded of it recently when news broke that the U.S. Army is shooting live pigs in an open range with high-power rifles at a training camp in Hawaii. The Army says it’s teaching combat medics how to treat battlefield injuries, but here’s the … Read more »
Quick, what happens when you throw a stone in a pond of water? That’s right, ripples form. Don’t worry, we’re not revisiting Physics 101, but that metaphor describes how phenomenal it is to see our actions generate positive consequences. Check out this stone-skipping scenario: Last fall, an Israeli group videotaped hideously cruel experiments on monkeys … Read more »
designofsignage / CC OK, so companies are trying to find a way to cut costs. And who can blame them, given the current economic outlook? Enter Weyco, Inc., a healthcare-benefits administration company, which has already insisted that its employees quit smoking because of the impact on their health. The company also refuses to hire smokers. … Read more »
foe / CC In a historic first, the Spanish Parliament is expected to pass legislation that will extend rights to great apes. Yes, you read that right. The resolutions bringing Spanish law in line with the recommendations of the Great Ape Project will not only outlaw experimentation on apes but will also make it illegal … Read more »
The Guardian, a U.K.-based newspaper, was recently “granted exclusive and unfettered access” to a super-secret primate testing facility at an undisclosed location and operated by the staff of an undisclosed university. This facility works on marmosets, drilling “tiny” holes in the monkeys’ skulls and injecting “minute” amounts of “liquid toxin.”Basically, they—whoever they are—open monkeys’ heads … Read more »
If you’ve idly tossed around the idea of expatriation, this news item will surely send you packing—and practicing your Italian. We’ve received news that the independent state of San Marino, located entirely within Northeastern Italy, has formally abolished all animal experimentation within its borders. The bill, supported by citizens’ signatures and a local animal protection … Read more »
If you were watching the news last week, you probably caught the story about vivisectors at the University of Pittsburgh who—to hear the media report it—have performed “groundbreaking” work that will help people with paralyzing conditions gain more control over their lives.So what did these miracle workers do? They sawed into the skulls of monkeys, … Read more »
OK, here’s the thing: You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand the handful of regulations that govern the treatment of animals in laboratories. What’s required of folks who use animals in laboratories is so embarrassingly obvious—animals who are sick or injured need veterinary care, animals who are too ill to be treated … Read more »
From the category of “No Shit, Sherlock” experiments comes this gem from Yerkes National Primate Research Center. A posse of animal-experimenters, led by vivisector Mark Wilson, has concluded that female monkeys who experience psychological stress will eat excessive amounts of fatty foods. Really? I wouldn’t have guessed that from the way I reach for chocolate … Read more »
Every so often, there’s a pro-animal story so darn cute that the webmasters of ICanHasCheezburger.com get jealous.According to this piece in the Wrexham Leader, 11-year-old Gaby Trotter seems to have established more as an animal advocate than many adult activists can boast. She managed to research Mars‘ history of animal testing, set up her own … Read more »
askmen / CC Pam (who also stuck around to lobby the guests alongside PETA VP Dan Mathews at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday) hand-delivered a PETA science report—the impetus for a recent front-page Washington Post story—condemning the failure of the Department of Health and Human Services to use sophisticated, non-animal test methods widely … Read more »
