Historic Vote in the EU for Animals in Labs
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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Letter regarding the Culling of Coyotes in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay Dear Decision Makers, PLEASE . . . . consider your ineffective decision to trap
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Animal Issues & Canada’s Election
Image by djmboxsterman from Pixabay Time is ticking to make big changes for animals! As the election approaches, candidates are
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The Cull of Coyotes in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
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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Announcing Winners of the ADAV Art & Writing Contest!
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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MEXICO JUST BANNED COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING IN A NORTH AMERICAN FIRST
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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New Restrictions on Rodenticide Use in BC to Help Save Wildlife
Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay Effective July 21, 2021, the province of BC issued a temporary ban on the
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Super Saturday Sale: All Proceeds to Animal Welfare
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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Jan Hajek: We Should Avoid Causing Animals Unnecessary Pain and Suffering
Image by Fred Lehmann from Pixabay The article below appeared in the Vancouver Sun on August 24, 2021. We encourage
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Urgent: BEFORE AUG 30, 2021 -Tell Wake Forest School of Medicine: Stop Killing Animals to Train Surgeons
Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has just launched a new campaign to end
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Say No to Forcing Animals to Inhale Chlorine Gas!
Image by David Mark from Pixabay This is truly sickening. CAARE has learned that the government is set to carry
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Remembering the suffering of the indigenous Peoples of British Columbia
Image by Vlad Vasnetsov from Pixabay The ability to imagine the pain of others and the desire to see it
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Animal Free Research UK Welcomes Government Review to End Animal Experiments
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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European Pharmacopoeia to Put an End to the Rabbit Pyrogen Test
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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Garage Sale – For the Animals
When? Saturday, July 24th, 2021, 10 am – 2 pm Where? 3215 MacDonald Corner of West 16th Ave & MacDonald
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Wayne State University: Stop Cruel Dog Experiments Now
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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Milestones of Progress for Alternatives to Animal Use in Research
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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Americans, Animals, Morals
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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Lobsters’ Feelings Loom Large as British Parliament Debates Animal Welfare Bill
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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The University of British Columbia (UBC) Holds First Animal-Free Essential Surgical Skills Course
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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Peter Fricker Bids Farewell to Vancouver Humane Society
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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The Push to Protect Lab Animals in Canada
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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From Imported Wildlife to Farms, Canada’s Cruelty Laws Run Thin to None
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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Remembering John on his Birthday
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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Israel Becomes First Country in the World to Completely Ban the Sale of Fur
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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CNN Segment Alleges “Meat is Making The Planet Sick”
Image by RitaE from Pixabay A new interview on CNN explored the impact of meat production on the environment and public health Article
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Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Sciences (CCS), the International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE) and Progressive Non-Animal Research Society
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Art Sale: June 12, 2021
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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BC’s Wildlife is Being Poisoned
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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Safer Medicines Reports Good News on it’s Work in Human Relevant Life Sciences
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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Do Not Euthanize Bear & Her Cubs
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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Stop Tormenting Barn Owls
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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Speak out to end the Inhumane Live Export of Horses
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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Stop the Baby Trade
Above: image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay Below: Primate Campaign Film. Commissioned by Cruelty Free International / BUAV
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Investigation at Vivotecnia Testing Facility Exposes Extreme Animal Cruelty
Image by Tnmyp bax from Pixabay. Note: this is not an image from the lab. Images from the actual lab
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NAVS Science First Highlights the work of Aline Zbinden
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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First Human-Monkey Embryos Created – A Small Step Towards a Huge Ethical Problem
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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Hawaii to Become Sixth State in the U.S. to End Cosmetic Animal Testing
Image by Heidelbergerin from Pixabay
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Urgent! Tell University to Adopt, Not Kill Animals
Image ❤️A life without animals is not worth living❤️ from Pixabay by Alexis_Photos
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Worldwide Call to Action: Please sign to pass the Humane Research & Testing Act
By Jennifer Hunter Most will never have a name, but they are no different from other animals we know. They
Read moreCanadian Government Moves away from Toxicity Tesing on Animals, in Support of Alternatives to Animal Testing
By Kaitlyn Mitchell, Staff Lawyer for Animal Justice The federal government has accepted recommendations from Animal Justice, in collaboration with
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Animal Testing Is Useless for Determining COVID Vaccine Effectiveness in Humans
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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The Three Biggest Impacts the Pandemic is Having on Animal Testing
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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A Tug of War Over Animal Testing is Dividing the Scientific Community
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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Israelis Create Cancer Drug without Animal Tests, by Using Human-Simulating Chip
Hebrew University professor says tech that mimics human body can now be used to develop other new treatments, saving time,
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China Will No Longer Require Animal Testing on Imported Cosmetics
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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People angry as over 1,000 macaques imported to Canada from Cambodia in 2020 for research
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 Regarding Puppy Mills (closes March 15 at 11:45 am).
Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: Animals in puppy mills are kept in cramped, filthy conditions with no opportunity
Read moreYoung Horse Killed by Fireworks
Janine’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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Ghost Mice: The Plight of Invisible Lab Animals
Note from ADAV: While this article reflects the situation in the US, the lack of transparency and regulation is just
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Petition: Ban Cosmetic Animal Testing in Canada
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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Peta to Elon Musk: Use Your Own Brain and Leave Monkeys Alone
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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Health Canada says it won’t consider animal suffering in strychnine review
OTTAWA — Animal suffering won’t be considered when a Health Canada agency next reviews licences for poisons used to kill
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End Animal Cruelty at the Fort Erie SPCA
On March 8th, 2020 a volunteer published their heartbreaking experience volunteering at the Fort Erie SPCA. While going to the
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Ten Ways Animals are Traumatized in PTSD Experiments
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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Thoughtful letter on autism and trying to “cure” it with animals
By Nicole Corrado Dear UC Davis, Please stop eugenics prenatal testing experiments. I agree that women have choices over their
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URGENT, BEFORE MARCH 1: Tell Taiwan to Stop Horrific Animal Tests
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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Scientific conference – Towards replacement of animals for scientific purposes – Feb 2 -3, 2021
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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EPA Chief just pardoned lab rabbits from animal testing
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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The Vivisector Cycle
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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Animal Justice Academy
Enroll Now for Free I’m connecting today to share a very exciting new initiative that we’re
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Reflections as We Enter a New Year: Animal Research is on the Way Out!
Image by Theresa J Knight of Vancouver Island.
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ITR Laboratories
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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A Holiday Wish
Warmest wishes for a happy, peaceful and safe holiday season for you and all your four legged friends. Image courtesy
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Remembering John
On December 2nd, our ADAV Society lost a dear friend with the sudden passing of former communications director and webmaster
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News 11:30 reports: Petition demands no animal research at new St. Paul’s Hospital
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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Christmas gifts that support animals
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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Jane Goodall Releases Chimp
How can humankind use and abuse these beautiful feeling creatures, or any animal, in research laboratories? Shame on the human
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Remembering Animals on International Animal Rights Day: Dec. 10
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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Humane Charities Billboards Up in Vancouver, BC
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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Petition for No Animal Labs at the New St. Paul’s Hospital
Every year, millions of animals in Canada experience excruciating pain and die in the name of research that does not
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Cruel treatment of horses destined for human consumption being challenged by the Canadian Horse Defense Coalition. You can help.
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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Kamala Harris’ Record on Animal Rights
Will Vice President Kamala Harris advocate for animals and the planet? The answer is clear. For animal advocates and environmentalists,
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Animal “Shortage” not a Problem, but an Opportunity for Change
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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Cruel and Unnecessary COVID-19 Research on Primates
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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Islamabad High Court Holds that Animals Have legal Rights
By Nicole Pallotta, Senior Policy Program Manager Summary: The Islamabad High Court has held that animals have natural rights and
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Human Skin Models as Alternatives to Animal Use
NAVS recently had the opportunity to speak with Eric Merle, Chief Commercial Officer at Genoskin. Genoskin provides the research community
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AstraZeneca begins final trials of Oxford University coronavirus vaccine, enrolling 50,000 people worldwide
In the race to find the vaccine, finally it is acknowledged that years of testing on various species is not
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Animals may no longer be used for the production of anti-bodies
Antibodies, part of the immune system that protect the body against repeat exposure to viruses and bacteria, are also important
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Intelligence Test: Humans versus Chimps
From abc News.com
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Testing Drugs for Humans on Dogs makes No Sense
The US has moved in the right direction, away from misleading and wasteful animal trialsby LISA KRAMER The writer, a
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Ontario Bill will make it illegal to expose cruelty on farms
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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Surgeons use glowing dye in dogs to improve mammary cancer excision practices
by Kathryn Demuth Sullivan A glowing dye could help surgeons leave better “clean margins” during cancer excisions, allowing them to
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This hospital is torturing mice to test Botox
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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COVID-19 Exposing Flawed Moral Framework Behind Animal Testing
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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When life becomes worthless
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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Challenge Animal Research in Alzheimer’s: Today, May 31 is IG Wealth Management’s Walk for Alzheimers
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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Moving away from animal derived anti-bodies
The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) recommends that animals should no longer be used
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Help save the Alberta Ponies
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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Urge protection for animals in Canada’s research labs – petition
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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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease misses the boat when it comes to animal studies and COVID-19
Original article from Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research and Experimentation (caare), distributed via email. For their action alert related
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Douglas Todd: Hope that COVID-19 crisis reins in wild-animal trafficking
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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Stop the Swedish Monkey Experiments!
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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Air France: Stop Shipping Monkeys to Labs for COVID-19 or any other reason
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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Dr Marjorie Cramer about Plastic Surgery
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 moreFriday’s Action: A bit of everything, letters, petitions, what you support to end cruelty to lab animals
No 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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World Week for Animals in Laboratories – Wednesday’s Action
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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World Week for Animals in Laboratories: Tuesdays Action – developing affinity by coloring!
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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Mass Killing of Lab Animals During Pandemic Calls into Question Necessity and Cost of Animal Models
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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Online resources so kids can learn biology at home
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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Shezhen becomes first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat – BUT CHINA APPROVES USE OF BEAR BILE TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS
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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Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban consumption of cats and dogs
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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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Welcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19
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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Fighting COVID-19 without animal tests
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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Researchers race to develop corona virus without wasteful use of animal tests
“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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Physicians Committee for responsible medicine urges shift away from animal mental health experiments
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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STOP bill 156
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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Don’t let the center for disease control test vaping on animals!
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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“Project Lightup”: Cruel Research on 6 Macaques. Research has been suspended!
On January 1, 2020 we posted regarding “Project Lightup”, a plan for cruel experimentation on six live macaques that a
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Lush announces those shortlisted for the cruelty free “Lush Prize”
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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Cruelty free beauty and household shopping
We were recently contacted by a Girl Scout troop letting us know that our site has been very helpful with
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Urgent: Before Jan. 15: Tell NIMH to Stop Animal Testing
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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May the new year be filled with compassion
Artwork by Teresa J Knight, from her book: “Nina’s Song”.
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Help stop cruel experimentation on six live macaques
A dedicated volunteer from Italy reached out to us to tell us about “Project Lightup”, involving painful experimentation on six
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Experimenter Painfully Cut Spines of Newborns on the Taxpayers’ Dime
University of Delaware experimenter Tania Roth, a virtuoso of violence against animals, has added another sick sonata to her ghoulish
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New Blood Bank Invention Could Help Eliminate Animal Testing
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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Sign our Petition Calling on BC Fire Fighters to Stop Funding Cruel & Outdated Research on Animals
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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Our Petition Calling for a Scientific Review and Debate on the Use of Animals in Research and Testing Presented to the House of Commons
On October 22, 2018, MP Elizabeth May presented our petition 1689 (Animals in Research) to the House of Commons.
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Humane Charities Canada Billboard Campaign Launched in Vancouver!
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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Did you know your tax dollars are being used to fund outdated animal research?
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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We’re a LUSH Charity Pot Partner!
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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HCC is Proud to Present “Beyond Animal Testing: New Approaches in Medical Research”
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!
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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ADAV Executive Director, Laura-Leah Shaw, Discusses Humane Charities Canada on Roundhouse Radio
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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Lights of Hope – For Animals and People
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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Help Stop New Animal Research Labs At St. Paul’s Hospital! (PETITION)
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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Official Launch of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods
CCAAM is Canada’s first research center dedicated exclusively to non-animal methods!
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Please Sign Our Petition To Protect Animals in Labs
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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An Evening with Writer and Professor John Gluck
You don’t want to miss this!
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