Charles River is latest monkey supplier named in wild-caught macaque smuggling case BETHESDA, Maryland––Laboratory monkey users and investors in the laboratory monkey business are shedding crocodile tears to mass media about an alleged monkey shortage jeopardizing public health by delaying approval of new drugs and medical procedures. No less an authority than the National Institutes […]
Conservatism, the religious right, & the evolution of anti-vivisectionism
The right & left hands of anti-vivisectionism have rarely known what each other were doing Included in the recent ANIMALS 24-7 article What animal advocates owe to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. was a mention that during King’s lifetime, 1929-1968, “Anti-vivisection activism had become co-opted by the radical right and was seemingly intertwined […]
Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities
Jordan had a key role in forming at least nine organizations in 48 years, most of which still exist William Johnston Jordan, 97, known to the world as Bill Jordan, wildlife veterinarian, author, and founder or cofounder of a constellation of wildlife care projects spanning the globe, died on July 5, 2022, at the SSM Health/St. […]
Fauci “smoking gun” points toward White Coat Waste Project
Experiments on dogs were considered, but rodents were used instead, which would be no “victory” even if White Coat Waste Project influenced the decision NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland––The right-leaning anti-vivisection organization White Coat Waste Project has finally produced a “smoking gun” document in which National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci, 81, discusses […]
4,500+ beagles freed from laboratory use by judge’s order
Stop Animal Exploitation Now, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, PETA, National Geographic, & Humane Society of the U.S. all assist in bringing beagles to freedom and breeder to justice RICHMOND, Virginia––Running out of patience with the laboratory animal supply company Envigo, U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon late on July 1, 2022 ordered Envigo […]
USDA-APHIS wants your 2¢ on animal-related federal law enforcement––NOW!!!
“Come on, animal advocates, let’s move fast! Your big chance has come at last! Want a chance to have your say? Tell it to the USDA!” WASHINGTON D.C.––The USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS] is, until the end of July 2022, offering the public a unique chance to kibbitz on an “APHIS […]
Hearts out of place: transplants, pigs, chickens, “victories” & McDonald’s
If “victories” for farmed animals meant beans, that would be a substantial improvement BALTIMORE, Maryland; WASHINGTON D.C.––David Bennett, 57, who on January 7, 2022 became the first human to receive a heart transplanted from a genetically-modified pig, died on March 8, 2022 at the University of Maryland School of Medicine hospital. “The biggest barrier to […]
The Five Piggies of the Apocalypse, by John Robins
Will pig-to-human transplants cause farmers to grow hearts? [John Robins is director of Ethical Promotions Ltd and Campaigns Consultant to Animal Concern, incorporating the Scottish Anti-Vivisection Society, founded in 1876.] How much is a pig worth? A farmer in Fife producing free-range organically grown animals for the top end of the meat market might expect […]
Are pigs among our closest kin? Heart transplant revives debate
Ethics, genetics, & relationship of pigs to humans BALTIMORE, Maryland––The world’s first pig-to-human heart transplant, performed on January 7, 2022 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, may or may not extend the life of transplant recipient David Bennett, 57. Certainly it shortened the life of the pig, trucked five hours from a company […]
The Body Shop to go “100% vegan” by 2023––but wasn’t it already?
Expanding the gulf between image and reality is what the cosmetics industry is all about LONDON, U.K.––Cosmetics and personal care industry media are abuzz with the June 1, 2021 announcement by The Body Shop that every product it offers will be 100% vegan by the end of 2023. Many consumers, on the other hand, […]
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