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PCRM Files Class-Action Lawsuit against Dairy Industry
Bombarded by misinformation from the dairy industry,
many Americans don’t realize they are lactose intolerant and suffer for years before discovering that milk is the
cause of their digestive distress. PCRM has filed a class-action lawsuit to help educate and warn the public
about this very common problem. Find out more... |
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PCRM Scientist Thinks outside the Cage
Mice and rats may be the most misunderstood, neglected, and forgotten animals used in medical experiments. They’re excluded from any protection under the federal Animal Welfare Act, and few organizations champion their plight. But as PCRM research scientist Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., points out, their size and lack of popularity is no
measure of their capacity to feel.
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Hospital Cafeterias Need Menu Overhauls
If there’s one place Americans should be able to get a healthy meal,
it’s in the hospital cafeteria. But a new nationwide survey conducted by PCRM nutrition scientists shows just the opposite.
Fewer than one-third of all participating hospitals offer either a daily salad bar or a low-fat vegetarian option.
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Let’s Get Virtual: Surgery Classes to Replace Goats with Simulation
More than 80 percent of all U.S. medical schools have stopped using live animals to teach physiology and surgery.
We’re pleased to report that the University of Texas in San Antonio is moving in that direction as well.
The surgery department has decided to give up its use of live goats and use cutting-edge simulation instead.
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