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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