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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 of the meat is consumed in Canada, and much of it is shipped to the European Union, and other markets, including Japan. This barbaric practice is currently banned in the United States, so horses from the […]
Will Vice President Kamala Harris advocate for animals and the planet? The answer is clear. For animal advocates and environmentalists, the past four years of the Trump administration have been devastating. It felt like a day didn’t pass during which Trump wasn’t deregulating corporate polluters, ending a ban on commercial fishing in protected waters, signing […]
A few weeks ago, NAVS shared with you their thoughts on recent media coverage indicating that the U.S. doesn’t have enough nonhuman primates to test COVID-19 treatments. In this week’s Science First, they highlighted a recent blog in Impact Ethics about this “shortage” of animals, written by Drs. Andrew Fenton and Syd Johnson. NAVS is working closely with Dr. Fenton, […]
At least ten different vaccine candidates for COVID-19 have already advanced to human clinical trials, yet absurdly, the nation’s seven primate research centers have banded together to push a desperate scheme to subject several hundred monkeys to a cruel and unnecessary vaccine comparison study, which will cost tax-payers an estimated $10 million. Click here to […]
By Nicole Pallotta, Senior Policy Program Manager Summary: The Islamabad High Court has held that animals have natural rights and are entitled to protection under the Pakistani constitution. The case before the court was threefold, involving an elephant held in solitary confinement at a zoo, a rescued bear who had been forced to “dance” and […]
NAVS recently had the opportunity to speak with Eric Merle, Chief Commercial Officer at Genoskin. Genoskin provides the research community with human skin models as alternatives to the use of animals for chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing. The company collects real human tissue after surgery and keeps it alive “ex vivo” to be used […]
In the race to find the vaccine, finally it is acknowledged that years of testing on various species is not only non-essential but also too time-consuming when the need for a preventative or cure is so great. What an injustice it is that sufferers of other, ‘quieter’ diseases such as arthritis and parkinson’s must find […]