#Act4 FarmAnimals A respected Bay Area veterinarian endures widespread attacks following an industry “alert” about her criticisms of factory farms. New documents reveal how the animal agriculture industry surveils and punishes critics 12 October 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Dr. Aysha Akhtar, double board-certified neurologist, is on a mission to show how treating animals with kindness also benefits people in a “win-win” situation for all. Dr. Aysha Akhtar is leading a movement to end animal experiments 10 October 2020
#Act4 Pets Six cultural and demographic trends could reduce the demand for pets. Is America really raining cats and dogs? 2 October 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Pascal Descargues, CEO at Genoskin explains how Genoskin’s human skin models are created, discusses how these models can impact the drug development process and elaborates on how they are helping to develop therapeutic and vaccine strategies against COVID-19. Harnessing human skin models for drug development 23 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals How many lives and days of suffering go into U.S. consumption of animal products every day? New research shows the impact of replacing animal products 21 September 2020
#Act4 Pets Our Scottish member OneKind, has called on the Scottish Government to put an end to the breeding of flat-faced dogs, cats and rabbits, such as French bulldogs, amongst other welfare calls, ahead of the 2021 Scottish elections. OneKind launches 2021 manifesto calling on the Scottish Government to prioritise animal welfare 21 September 2020 OneKind
#Act4 FarmAnimals In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly every one of the predictions has come true. Meatpacking companies dismissed years of warnings but now say nobody could have prepared for Covid-19 7 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals A spokesperson for the USPS, said the agency “can’t locate a claim being filed for this loss.” Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil 7 September 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals As the world turns its attention to the risk of eating meat, the city of San Francisco plans to reduce the consumption of animal products in city jails and public hospitals. San Francisco to reduce meat and dairy served in hospitals and jails 24 August 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Chlorination of hens and use of pig sow stalls among US-UK disparities highlighted by charity ahead of post-Brexit trade talks US chickens 'literally sitting in each other's waste' says RSPCA 24 August 2020 RSPCA
#Act4 LabAnimals Federal efforts during the past year to reduce animal use in chemical safety testing were celebrated at a May 21 public forum held by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). The committee is comprised of agencies such as NIEHS and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Stakeholders include representatives from industry, academia, and animal welfare groups. More than 400 individuals attended the online meeting. Reductions in animal testing celebrated at ICCVAM national meeting 31 July 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another important step toward implementing Administrator Andrew Wheeler's directive to reduce animal testing by releasing a new guidance that reduces testing on fish. United States Environmental Protection Agency continues efforts to reduce animal testing, announces guidance on fish testing 31 July 2020