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Actor, Writer Ben Stein joins IFAW in urging consumers to think twice before purchasing a dog online WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new investigation into online puppy sales highlights the problem of the Internet being used as a tool for exploiting dogs and consumers. To bring awareness to the magnitude of the issue, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org ) today released its latest investigative report, How Much is that Doggie on my...
Despite evidence that beagles aren’t reliable test subjects, every day tens of thousands of these dogs are subjected to a multitude of laboratory tests ranging from experimenting with new drugs and medical procedures to testing of consumer products. Dogington Post petitions the Obama administration to outlaw this inhumane practice. Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 Medical schools and laboratories routinely use, harm, and kill dogs for research experiments. Researches use these...
Guess who’s coming for the holidays? Guests with lactose intolerance, food allergies, and celiac disease and maybe a vegan, a diabetic, or someone who eats Paleo. What’s a host to do? Relax, says Carol Fenster, award-winning author of 10 special diet cookbooks.Holiday celebrations—cocktail parties, dinners, informal get-togethers—can be safe and festive with a positive attitude, careful planning, and the right ingredients. Denver, CO (PRWEB) December 03, 2012 Guess who’s coming...
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD) today announced that its early development facility located in Shanghai, China, has received a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Certificate from the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the People's Republic of China. The Covance facility in Shanghai provides nonclinical safety assessment, bioanalytical, in vivo pharmacology, and DMPK services. Since opening its early development facility in Shanghai in...
Contestants saved 14,376 more lives during contest over same period last year NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that a total of 56,232 pets found homes during the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, a three-month competition where 50 shelters from across the United States worked to increase the number of animals saved--either by adoption, alternative placements or being...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and sensory systems research is using eye tracking equipment on orangutans to better understand visual cognition of humans and apes, and also help provide a better life for captive bred animals. Dr Neil Mennie, from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC), is using the specially adapted equipment to study the eye movements of Tsunami, a seven year old orangutan at The National Zoo...
Consumers Urged to Choose the Taste of Guilt-Free Eggs NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of the scale and intensity of the animal welfare issues presented by caged egg production, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) today announced the launch of its new "Choose Cage-Free" campaign in the U.S. and Canada. The campaign will educate consumers about the disturbing plight of egg-laying hens, and encourage them to buy cage-free eggs....
"There are too many incidents off set and they must stop," says AHA President WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Humane Association, which has protected more than a million animals in film during the 70+ years of its famed "No Animals Were Harmed®" program with a 99.98 percent safety rate on set, called the injuries and deaths of animals living at the working farm where some of the animal actors from "The Hobbit" were also being housed needless and...
Generous $500K grant from Rachael Ray provides temporary sheltering and care NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASPCA(®) (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(®)) today established an emergency boarding facility--made possible by a $500,000 grant provided by television personality, bestselling author and animal advocate Rachael Ray--in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn to provide temporary sheltering for hundreds of animals...
DALLAS, Pa., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Luzerne County - A cat may not have nine lives, but a young bobcat in the Poconos received a second one recently, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials. A female bobcat kitten was discovered in a wooded area of Luzerne County this past spring by a couple hiking in the woods. The seven-week old cat was found weak and unable to walk, and without any adult female seen in the vicinity. The situation remained...
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The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States. Some have established themselves in the wild in Newfoundland, Europe and South America after escaping from fur farms. In Europe, tens of thousand were intentionally introduced by the Soviet Union over a period of several decades. In later years, animal rights activists have also released several thousands in their attacks on fur farms. The larger...
