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Amtrak: Protect Passengers’ Cabooses from Processed Meats, Says Legal Petition

The Physicians Committee submitted a legal petition urging Amtrak to protect passengers from colorectal cancer risk by eliminating processed meats, such as hot dogs, bacon, and sausage, from its menus.

Physicians Committee Sues Government for Hiding Animal Welfare Data

In our work to modernize and humanize research and medical training through the replacement of animal use, the Physicians Committee depended on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal welfare database, which was shut down on Feb. 3. We are taking legal action to restore it.

Doctors Confront Children’s Hospitals Over #HazardousHotDogs

Billboards and other advertisements scheduled to go up Feb. 6 will urge children’s hospitals in six cities to protect patients from #HazardousHotDogs. Hot dogs should not be served to patients because they are the  No. 1 choking risk for children and are linked to high risk of colon cancer.

Remembering Rodney Society Wall of Appreciation

See photos and comments from Remembering Rodney Society members who support the Physicians Committee with monthly donations.