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Medical Schools with No Live Animal Laboratories
Schools without Live Animal Use in Medical School Curricula (144 Allopathic; 26 Osteopathic) †A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville COM †A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona Albany Medical College Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva |
There's No Justification for Using Live Animals
By DONALD L. FEINSILVER This opinion piece was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on December 4, 2006. Man's best friend deserves better. This spring, in what has become an annual event, 60 dogs will serve as experimental subjects and be killed during a first-year physiology course at the Medical College |
Survey of Animal Use Pediatrics Training
In 2008, PCRM began a survey of pediatric residency programs in the United States. Because of the large number of facilities involved, the survey is ongoing, but so far the results have been encouraging. See the current results below. Animal Use for the Teaching of Endotracheal Intubation in Pediatric Residency Pro |
Survey of ATLS Programs
In 2007, PCRM began a nationwide survey of programs that offer ATLS courses. Because of the large number of programs in the United States the survey is ongoing, but the results thus far have been encouraging. See the current results below. Live Animal Use for Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses in U.S. and Canadia |
Are Dog Labs Legal? PCRM Calls for Animal Care and Use Committee Accountability
“Excellent educational alternatives are widely available, including computer simulation programs, anatomical models, physiological videos, interactive media, and observed surgeries, and postmortem examinations. “Since the Animal Welfare Act requires the use of reasonable alternatives to animals when |
Victory for Animals at Medical College of Wisconsin
Hundreds of demonstrators braving frigid Wisconsin winters. Tens of thousands of e-mails, letters, and phone calls from PCRM members and supporters. Billboards on busy Wisconsin highways. After years of efforts like these by PCRM and its members, the Medical College of Wisconsin finally announced it has stopped u |
Use of Live Dogs at Medical College of Wisconsin Denounced by Doctors’ Group and Wisconsin Humane Society
MILWAUKEE—Four Wisconsin doctors and the Wisconsin Humane Society will join forces with the national Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) for a news conference to denounce the use of live dogs as teaching tools at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The school plans to use and then kill approx |
New U.S. Medical Schools Will Teach Students Without Animals
Nine new medical schools being established around the country to address the need for more physicians will not use dogs or other live animals to teach basic concepts in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, or surgery, PCRM has recently learned. That news confirms a trend in U.S. medical education: Ninety percent of A |
2007 Year in Review: Campaign Highlights
This has been a remarkable year for PCRM. From encouraging the replacement of live animal labs in medical schools to fighting for good nutrition in the halls of Congress, we’ve expanded our reach tremendously. PCRM has had great success in bringing national attention to important health and research iss |
ACTION ALERT: Help the Medical College of Wisconsin Implement Alternatives to Dog Labs
The Medical College of Wisconsin is the latest school to enter the debate on the use of animals in teaching. Twenty years ago, live dogs were commonly used in physiology, pharmacology, and surgery classes at medical schools. A standard laboratory exercise involved |
Doctors Lead Peaceful Demonstration Outside Medical College on Feb. 18, First Day of Controversial Live Animal Laboratory
MILWAUKEE—To protest the unnecessary use of live animals in a physiology course at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), doctors with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will join concerned Wisconsin residents for a peaceful demonstration outside the medical college. Today is the first |
Hard-Fought Victory for Animals at Medical College of Wisconsin
Hundreds of demonstrators braving frigid Wisconsin winters. Tens of thousands of e-mails, letters, and phone calls from PCRM members and supporters. Billboards on busy Wisconsin highways. After years of efforts like these by PCRM and its members, the Medical College |
Wisconsin Humane Society and National Physicians Group Urge Milwaukee Residents to Help End Cruel Dog Lab at Medical College
MILWAUKEE—A new billboard on the Zoo Freeway calls on Milwaukee motorists to help save the lives of about 60 dogs slated to be killed this February in a Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) physiology class. The 48-by-14-foot billboard, sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and t |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) inspection reports and other documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act
Medical College of Wisconsin APHIS Inspection Report 05/11/06 (PDF) Medical College of Wisconsin Letter to Dr. Goldentyer 06/30/06 (PDF) Medical College of Wisconsin Letter to Dr. Goldentyer 07/31/06 (PDF) |
Incorporating Vegetarian Meals on College Campuses
Incorporating Vegetarian Meals on College Campuses Very often, students living on college and university campuses are required to purchase a set meal plan, which may not include enough variety to meet the needs of vegans. However, students can work to improve plant-based food options offered on their campus. This i |
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