Image by Vachagan Malkhasyan from Pixabay With strong bipartisan support the FDA Modernization act was just introduced into the Senate to improve drugs,
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Image by Twyla Francois Hand knitted toy dolls, vintage items, knick knacks, collectibles, household items and more! All proceeds for
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SAINTS provides shelter and care for senior and special needs animals, of all different species. Their sanctuary is a haven
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Image by Petra Roth from Pixabay You may have seen PETA’s Research Modernization Deal, the road map to end animal experiments.
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Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay Dear Decision Makers, PLEASE . . . . consider your ineffective decision to trap
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Image by djmboxsterman from Pixabay Time is ticking to make big changes for animals! As the election approaches, candidates are
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Image by Edo Emmerig from Pixabay The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources has decided to cull 35 coyotes in Stanley
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Image by garageband from Pixabay We are pleased to announce the winners of the ADAV Art & Writing Contest. Their work is featured
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Photo by Leanè Jacobs from Pexels Article by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 This week, Mexico became the first country in
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Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay Effective July 21, 2021, the province of BC issued a temporary ban on the
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Huge garage sale – end-of-season bargains!! Housewares, china, glass, retro and vintage items…. Once they’re gone, we’re gone for the
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Image by Fred Lehmann from Pixabay The article below appeared in the Vancouver Sun on August 24, 2021. We encourage
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Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has just launched a new campaign to end
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay This is truly sickening. CAARE has learned that the government is set to carry
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Carver Unknown The ability to imagine the pain of others and the desire to see it end lies at the
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Animal Free Research UK today lent its support to the Government’s review to end animal medical experiments in UK laboratories.
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Image by Image by อาทิตย์ สิงห์นาครอง from Pixabay Article by Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), July 12, 2021 NOTE: The whole
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When? Saturday, July 24th, 2021, 10 am – 2 pm Where? 3215 MacDonald Corner of West 16th Ave & MacDonald
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Image by Susanne Pälmer from Pixabay From Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: It’s horrible! Dogs are still being used and
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Image by Joshua Choate from Pixabay Milestone of Progress for Alternatives The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has approved a new
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Image by Angelique Johnson from Pixabay Medical testing on animals is morally wrong, according to 44% of Americans who responded to Gallup’s annual
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Image by Erwin Cox from Pixabay LONDON — How does a lobster feel when it’s dropped into the boiling pot? The British Parliament
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Image by Michael Strobel from Pixabay Until now, the Essential Surgical Skills Course, which is designed for rural family medicine physicians, subjected live pigs
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Celebrating 18 years of helping animals By Peter Fricker, June 26, 2021 After 18 years as VHS’s Projects and Communications
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Image by cristty from Pixabay Article by Christopher Guly June 7, 2021 Our laws lag far behind the US and UK. First of
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Image by 👀 Mabel Amber, who will one day from Pixabay Article by Christopher Guly June 8, 2021 What has Canada’s Parliament done
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Today, June 29th, is John Pranger’s birthday. Sadly, he passed away on Dec. 2, 2020. When that happened, ADAV lost
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Image by Jan den Ouden from Pixabay Article by Maxwell Rabb June 10, 2021 This week, Israel passed a total ban on fur sales, making
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Image by RitaE from Pixabay A new interview on CNN explored the impact of meat production on the environment and public health Article
Read moreSponsored by the Center for Contemporary Sciences (CCS), the International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE) and Progressive Non-Animal Research Society
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Image above by Uwe Baumann from Pixabay Saturday Art Sale: Proceeds to the Animals! 1390 Fernwood Cres, North Vancouver June 12th, 10 am
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More animals have fallen victim to inhumane and indiscriminate wildlife poisons in recent weeks, including a golden eagle in Grand Forks and
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Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay Note: this article from the UK contains links to excellent documents regarding human relevant scientific approaches. …We
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay For the city of Abbotsford: It has come to our attention that, conservation officers are trying to
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Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay Johns Hopkins University experimenter Shreesh Mysore’s project titled “Multisensory Competition and Spatial Selection: Neural Circuit and Computational
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Image by Dorota Kudyba from Pixabay Article by Peter Fricker, Vancouver Humane Society, April 29, 2021 Please support the call to the federal
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Above: image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay Below: Primate Campaign Film. Commissioned by Cruelty Free International / BUAV
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Image by Tnmyp bax from Pixabay. Note: this is not an image from the lab. Images from the actual lab
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This week’s Science First highlights the work of Aline Zbinden, recipient of the International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives
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Image by Wallula from Pixabay Scientists have created the world’s first monkey embryos containing human cells in an attempt to investigate how
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Image ❤️A life without animals is not worth living❤️ from Pixabay by Alexis_Photos
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By Jennifer Hunter Most will never have a name, but they are no different from other animals we know. They
Read moreBy Kaitlyn Mitchell, Staff Lawyer for Animal Justice The federal government has accepted recommendations from Animal Justice, in collaboration with
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By Aysha Akhtar, Truthout March 20, 2021 There have been concerted efforts on the part of primate researchers to convince the public
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By Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH, Center for Contemporary Sciences At the Center for Contemporary Sciences (CCS), we believe in the possibilities that
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Animal-free alternatives to validate drug safety exist, so why are some researchers still hung up on it? By Roberta Staley,
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Hebrew University professor says tech that mimics human body can now be used to develop other new treatments, saving time,
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By Eliza Erskine The Chinese regulatory agency that monitors drug and medical devices announced that imported “ordinary cosmetics” will not need to be tested
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OTTAWA – Animal rights activists are up in arms after Canadian companies last year bought 1,000 monkeys for the purpose
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Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: Animals in puppy mills are kept in cramped, filthy conditions with no opportunity
Read moreJanine’s 10-month-old colt, Captain, died after neighbours illegally discharged fireworks directly beside his paddock. Fireworks are only allowed in Erin,
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Note from ADAV: While this article reflects the situation in the US, the lack of transparency and regulation is just
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Animal cruelty in cosmetics is such a normalized subject, people don’t question these actions because they aren’t seeing it in
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For Immediate Release:February 1, 2021 Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Palo Alto, Calif. – Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice
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OTTAWA — Animal suffering won’t be considered when a Health Canada agency next reviews licences for poisons used to kill
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On March 8th, 2020 a volunteer published their heartbreaking experience volunteering at the Fort Erie SPCA. While going to the
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CAARE’s report, From Trauma to Treatment, details the sweeping failure of PTSD experiments on animals to help patients, in contrast to existing,
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By Nicole Corrado Dear UC Davis, Please stop eugenics prenatal testing experiments. I agree that women have choices over their
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Following years of pressure from PETA, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced a groundbreaking decision to delete all animal
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The scientific conference “Towards replacement of animals for scientific purposes” will take place online on 2 and 3 February 2021. Organised
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Before leaving office, Andrew Wheeler directed the EPA to retire the last-remaining rabbits used for their ejaculatory fluids inside its
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By Dr. Maidie Hilmo Regarding motivation and ethics when it comes to using animals in medical research—the latter too often
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Enroll Now for Free I’m connecting today to share a very exciting new initiative that we’re
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Image by Theresa J Knight of Vancouver Island.
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Laura-Leah — “An investigation found out that the ITR Labs in Canada forcefully pump chemicals into dogs, pigs, and monkey’s
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Warmest wishes for a happy, peaceful and safe holiday season for you and all your four legged friends. Image courtesy
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On December 2nd, our ADAV Society lost a dear friend with the sudden passing of former communications director and webmaster
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Plans for the new St. Paul’s Hospital shouldn’t include animal research, says an advocacy group with
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Hello all, It’s that time of year again, as we look for thoughtful gifts for our loved ones. We wanted
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How can humankind use and abuse these beautiful feeling creatures, or any animal, in research laboratories? Shame on the human
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Hello, It’s International Animal Rights Day today and we wanted to take a moment to remember animals suffering needlessly in
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Look for us on the Burrard Street Bridge. Always working on behalf of animals! Please donate! Our HumaneCharities.ca site lists
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Every year, millions of animals in Canada experience excruciating pain and die in the name of research that does not
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It may be hard for some to believe that tens of thousands of horses, are routinely slaughtered in Canada, for human consumption. Some
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Will Vice President Kamala Harris advocate for animals and the planet? The answer is clear. For animal advocates and environmentalists,
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A few weeks ago, NAVS shared with you their thoughts on recent media coverage indicating that the U.S. doesn’t have enough nonhuman
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At least ten different vaccine candidates for COVID-19 have already advanced to human clinical trials, yet absurdly, the nation’s seven
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By Nicole Pallotta, Senior Policy Program Manager Summary: The Islamabad High Court has held that animals have natural rights and
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NAVS recently had the opportunity to speak with Eric Merle, Chief Commercial Officer at Genoskin. Genoskin provides the research community
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In the race to find the vaccine, finally it is acknowledged that years of testing on various species is not
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Antibodies, part of the immune system that protect the body against repeat exposure to viruses and bacteria, are also important
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The US has moved in the right direction, away from misleading and wasteful animal trialsby LISA KRAMER The writer, a
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Canadians are speaking out against the Ford government’s Bill 156. What is the government hiding? STOP BILL 156 – ONTARIO’S
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by Kathryn Demuth Sullivan A glowing dye could help surgeons leave better “clean margins” during cancer excisions, allowing them to
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By Jennifer Hunter on June 22, 2020 CAARE’s investigative team has revealed that Boston Children’s Hospital is killing mice and
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We talk about the “new normal” to describe life after COVID-19, but perhaps biomedical research itself may also be ready
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From Citizen’s for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (caare) at https://www.caareusa.org/when_life_becomes_worthless?utm_campaign=co2_gassing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=caare When life becomes worthless Posted by Jennifer Hunter · Contact Author ·
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Today, May 31st, sees the online version of IG Wealth Management’s Walk for Alzheimer’s 2020. As progressive, ethical scientists tell
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The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) recommends that animals should no longer be used
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From: https://www.gofundme.com/f/20fjqeozxc We are raising funds for 31 ponies that will be going to auction this Friday May 22 and
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From: https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-urge-protection-for-animals-in-canada-s-research-labs?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=854664d0-c813-012f-5d7f-4040f855b16c We urge the Canadian government to provide greater oversight and transparency of Canadian laboratories where animals are used
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Original article from Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (caare), distributed via email. For their action alert related
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From The Vancouver Sun: https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-hope-that-covid-19-crisis-reins-in-wild-animal-trafficking/wcm/28ccb085-4a8b-426f-b989-f31ba53adaa4/ By Douglas Todd Richard Thomas has witnessed the way wild birds, lizards, civets, pangolins, bats
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From https://djurrattsalliansen.se/stoppa-primatforsoken/in-english/ The Astrid Fagræus LaboratoryAt Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, one can find the only facility experimenting on primates based
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Published March 23, 2020 by Zachary Toliver. Last Updated April 17, 2020. From: https://www.peta.org/blog/air-france-end-shipping-monkeys/ Amid calls for increased experimentation on monkeys during the COVID-19
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From: https://antidote-europe.eu/en/marjorie-cramer-plastic-surgery/ I was born in England and moved to the United States as a teenager. I received a BA
Read moreNo Pets In Research: Premiershttps://www.animalalliance.ca/campaigns/pets-research-premiers/ April 24, 2020 WORLD DAY FOR ANIMALS IN LABS At last count, 3.9 million animals
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Dear Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of BC Subscriber, This week is World Week for Animals in Laboratories. Each day,
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Hello, As we continue on with daily actions to honor World Week for Animals in Laboratories, today’s action is something
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April 2, 2020 From: https://sentientmedia.org/mass-killing-of-lab-animals-during-pandemic-calls-into-question-necessity-and-cost-of-animal-models/?fbclid=IwAR2JwMLpJ-2EvQSuieDDXyOoYwEBQbQueUXHr-7AgNa3yIJ6QFa9sIRCzS4 When researchers needed fast results for a possible COVID-19 vaccine, they skipped over testing the
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ADAV Society/STOP UBC Animal Research Published by Twyla Francois · April 6 at 11:15 AM · Are you looking for online resources to teach
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From: BBC news at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52131940 Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog
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From: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/asia/shenzhen-cats-dogs-ban-scli-intl/index.html By Jack Guy, Steven Jiang and Shanshan Wang, CNN Updated 9:20 AM ET, Thu April 2, 2020Chinese animal
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From: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2020/03/COVID-19-Therapeutics-Accelerator COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will coordinate R&D efforts and remove barriers to drug development and scale-up to address the
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Posted by Barbara Stagno · Contact Author · on March 22, 2020 As the deadly coronavirus spreads exponentially across the globe, researchers are racing
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“I don’t think proving this in an animal model is on the critical path to getting this to a clinical
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The lead federal agency for research on mental illnesses, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is updating its Strategic Plan
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Toronto Pig Save started this petition to Doug Ford TO SIGN THE PETITION GO TO: https://www.change.org/p/doug-ford-stop-bill-156-ontario-s-ag-gag-law STOP Bill 156 – Ontario’s ag-gag
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We’ve received an email alert by Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and experiemintation (CAARE) about a cruel initiative to
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On January 1, 2020 we posted regarding “Project Lightup”, a plan for cruel experimentation on six live macaques that a
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What is the Lush Prize? It’s a prize put on by Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics for projects, organizations, institutions or
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We were recently contacted by a Girl Scout troop letting us know that our site has been very helpful with
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From: https://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/tell-nimh-end-near-drowning-tests/ A golden and simple opportunity for compassionate people to help effect change in governmental policy for the good
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Artwork by Teresa J Knight, from her book: “Nina’s Song”.
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A dedicated volunteer from Italy reached out to us to tell us about “Project Lightup”, involving painful experimentation on six
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University of Delaware experimenter Tania Roth, a virtuoso of violence against animals, has added another sick sonata to her ghoulish
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A new invention from blood bank Sanquin means that the abolition of animal testing is one step closer. Sanquin developed a
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The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund directly funds burn research on live rabbits and mice in its Wound Healing Research Laboratory led by Dr. Aziz Ghahary.
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On October 22, 2018, MP Elizabeth May presented our petition 1689 (Animals in Research) to the House of Commons.
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A Dream Comes True! Our billboards are steadily appearing all over Vancouver! For the next several weeks, we will be sharing the message that your charitable donations and tax dollars are often being directed toward futile and horrific animal experiments. The aim is to share our http://humanecharities.ca database with the public so that they may be assured that their generous funding of medical charities will not cause harm to any being.
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Even though over 90% of drugs which test well in animals harm or otherwise fail humans, the government continues to direct your tax dollars to outdated animal research. Please sign and share our petition!
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A big thank you to Lush Cosmetics North America for supporting our campaign to get animals out of labs by once again making us a Charity Pot Partner! Their kind support allows us to launch a billboard campaign to promote Humane Charities Canada (HCC) which exposes the animal research status of Canadian health charities and connects donors with those that do not use animals. Thank you LUSH!
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Join us for an insightful evening with Dr. Charu Chandrasekera, founder and executive director of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens.
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Thank you to all 3,819 of you who signed our government petition E-1135 calling for the protection of animals used in research and testing. MP Elizabeth May presented the petition to Parliament during the Spring Session. We are now working on a new petition – E-1689 – urging the the House of Commons to organize a rigorous, public scientific debate on the use of animals in research.
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Did you know that if you donate to medical charities, your money could be funding cruel and misleading animal research? Find out how you can ensure your donation dollars help humans without harming animals.
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Thursday, November 16 marked the launched of our campaign to ensure that no new animal labs will be built in Vancouver!
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More than 3 million animals suffer in Canada’s taxpayer-funded research laboratories each year. Please help us stop that number from growing. Sign and share out petition!
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CCAAM is Canada’s first research center dedicated exclusively to non-animal methods!
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Until the harmful use of animals in research and testing is eliminated, it is our responsibility to at least protect these animals from egregious cruelty.
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