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The Use of Animals for Physiology Instruction at the Medical College of Wisconsin
A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C. October 11, 2006 (Revised December 20, 2007) I. Executive summary Twenty years ago, live dogs, cats, pigs and other animals were commonly used in physiology, pharmacology, and surgery courses at medical schools. A sta |
The Origin of U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Current U.S. dietary policies still reflect the basic design of the food guides from the early part of this century. In 1894, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the first food composition tables and dietary standards for Americans. In 1916, the first daily food guides appeared in U |
Good Medicine Archive
2011 Issues Ivy League Animal Cruelty: PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Cruelty at Nation's Top Schools Good Medicine Autumn 2011 Vol. XX, No. 3 |
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 |
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 |
Medical College of Wisconsin Piloting Alternative to Live Animal Lab
Despite years of outreach efforts by PCRM, last month, the Medical College of Wisconsin killed more than 30 pigs in its first-year physiology course. But during a recent PCRM demonstration, the college publicly announced for the first time that it began a pilot program that does not use pigs—and may eventuall |
PCRM, Wisconsin Humane Society Push for End to Dog Labs at Medical College of Wisconsin
PCRM, along with four Wisconsin doctors and the Wisconsin Humane Society, held a news conference November 13 in Milwaukee to call for an end to the use of live dogs as teaching tools at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). During the spring semester, the school plans to use and kill approximately 60 dogs in a ph |
Compassion Wins in Texas; Wisconsin Lags Behind
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and its affiliated Scott and White Hospital have joined the growing list of schools that no longer use live animal labs in education. Previously, pigs had been used in a third-year surgery clerkship held at Scott and White. This development reduces the number |
PCRM Takes Action as Medical College of Wisconsin’s Dog Lab Draws Near
PCRM has stepped up our efforts to stop the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) from killing 60 dogs in a first-year physiology course later this month and end the use of animals in this course for good. PCRM sponsored a billboard in Milwaukee that gained the attention of local residents and the press, and held a pr |
Animals Win in Texas; Wisconsin Falls Behind
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and its affiliated Scott and White Hospital have joined the growing list of medical schools that no longer use live animal labs in education. Previously, it allowed students to perform surgical techniques on pigs, who were killed afterwards, in a third-year su |
Doctors Lead Protest Outside Medical College to Save 60 Dogs Scheduled to Die in School’s Controversial Dog Lab
MILWAUKEE—To save the lives of about 60 dogs slated to die this February in a physiology course at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), doctors with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine will join members of the Wisconsin Humane Society and concerned Wisconsin residents for a protest outside th |
Medical College of Wisconsin Piloting Alternative to Live Animal Lab
Despite years of outreach efforts by PCRM, the Medical College of Wisconsin continues to use and kill pigs, frogs, rats, and rabbits in its first-year physiology course. The school killed more than 30 pigs in the latest class. But after a recent PCRM demonstration, the college committed to piloting a human-focused |
PCRM, Humane Society Denounce Dog Labs at Medical College of Wisconsin
Four Wisconsin doctors and the Wisconsin Humane Society joined PCRM to hold a news conference November 13 in Milwaukee to denounce the use of live dogs as teaching tools at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The school plans to use and kill approximately 60 dogs in a physiology course for first-year medical st |
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 |
Doctors Make Final Pitch to Save 60 Dogs Slated to Be Killed in Medical College of Wisconsin’s Controversial Dog Lab; Demonstrators Will Urge Students
MILWAUKEE—To protest the start of a three-day course that will kill 60 dogs at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), doctors with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will join members of the Wisconsin Humane Society and concerned Wisconsin residents for a demonstration outside the colle |
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