What Killed Covance?
Dr. Barnard's Blog | May 11, 2012

Covance has raised the ire of doctors and animal advocates for its animal tests. After just three years and ongoing scrutiny, it has been forced to close down its facility in Chandler, Ariz. PCRM fought long and hard against the establishment of the Arizona laboratory.

Petition Needs 25,000 Signatures: End White House Junk-Food Photo Ops
Action Alert | May 9, 2012

Sign PCRM's petition asking the Obama administration to exclude hot dogs and other obesity- and cancer-causing foods from photo ops that feature the president and other government officials.

Tell Harvard to End Deadly Primate Experiment
Action Alert | May 9, 2012

Harvard Medical School has a history of neglecting, harming, and even killing animals in its laboratories, and the situation just keeps getting worse. PCRM has asked federal authorities to investigate for waste, fraud, and abuse, but the marmosets still at risk at NEPRC need help this instant.

Doctors Petition White House to Bar Obama, Biden From Eating Junk Food in Public
News Release | May 8, 2012

PCRM's new petition asks the White House to ban staged photo opportunities that show the president, the first family, the vice president, and members of the president's cabinet eating unhealthy foods, including processed meats, that can cause cancer and obesity.

Talk Show Host Bill Maher Asks Congress to Pass Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act
Celebrity Letter | April 27, 2012

Talk show host and political satirist Bill Maher recently wrote a letter asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, a bill that would end invasive experiments on chimpanzees.

There Is No "Mad Kale" Disease
Dr. Barnard's Blog | April 25, 2012

Is beef safe? That's the question Americans are asking again after a new case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the United States this week. The answer is clearly no, beef is not safe. But the threat of mad cow disease isn't the only reason. Not by a long shot.