#Act4 Wildlife Another big cat species tested positive for coronavirus, this time a snow leopard. It's the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contact Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, making it the sixth confirmed animal species 18 December 2020
#Act4 Wildlife An infected wild mink was found in the “immediate vicinity” of a Utah fur farm that had an outbreak, officials say. First case of the coronavirus detected in the wild 15 December 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs (ISTAND), a pilot program that will help reduce and replace animal testing as part of drug development. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launches pilot program to help reduce and replace animal testing in drug development 10 December 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has become the 17th member agency of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). US Department of Veterans Affairs joins effort to reduce animal testing 8 December 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new draft policy that will allow companies to avoid conducting a painful rabbit test for new pesticides and cleaning products, saving 750 animals each year. New US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy will stop painful LD50 skin test on rabbits 1 December 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals A new bill was introduced to end testing on dogs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bi-partisan bill, Alternatives to Animals for Regulatory Fairness (AARF) Act (H.R.8736), will make sure that drugmakers cannot poison dogs or other animals, but use non-animal testing methods instead. New Bill Introduced to End US FDA Dog Testing 1 December 2020
#Act4 LabAnimals Jarrod Bailey, director of science and technology at the Center for Contemporary Sciences, responds to the recent clamor in the United States for more monkeys to retest COVID-19 vaccines. A ‘shortage’ of animals for labs will help, not hinder, a COVID-19 research 1 December 2020 Opinion
#Act4 LabAnimals A New York-based nonprofit group, CAARE, that led the drive to create legislation to promote “cutting-edge methods” of research superior to animal-based testing, today lauded the announcement that the “Humane Research and Testing Act of 2020” has been introduced in US Congress. Legislation to Create NIH Center for Advancing Non-Animal Research Introduced in US Congress 9 November 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The United States is home to 95million cattle. Changing what they eat could have a significant effect on emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that are warming the world. Belching cows and endless feedlots: Fixing cattle's climate issues 23 October 2020
#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
