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Residents Sue City of Chandler Over Covance Animal-Testing Facility
CHANDLER, Ariz.—In a lawsuit filed today in Maricopa County Superior Court against the city of Chandler, seven city residents and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) accuse city officials of violating the Arizona Open Meeting Act and city ordinances in allowing Covance Laboratories to bu |
Covance Animal Incinerator Could Pose Risks to Chandler Residents
By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H. November 29, 2006 This opinion piece was published Nov. 29, 2006, in the Chandler Independent. Chandler residents could soon face a disturbing new source of air pollution: Covance Laboratories is seeking a permit from the Maricopa County Air Quality Department to operate an incinerato |
Seven Chandler Residents, PCRM Sue City over Animal-Testing Lab
PCRM’s fight against a planned animal-testing facility in Arizona is heating up. After Covance Laboratories took another step toward the construction of a testing laboratory in Chandler, Ariz., seven city residents and PCRM filed a lawsuit July 2 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The lawsuit accuses city off |
New Survey of Chandler Residents Reveals Strong Opposition to Proposed Covance Animal-Testing Facility
CHANDLER, Ariz.—A clear majority of Chandler residents oppose Covance’s plans to build an animal-testing facility on Price Road, according to a new survey that will be released by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) at a ne |
Chandler Open Meeting Law Violation Still Standing
The lawsuit against the city of Chandler, Ariz., aimed at stopping Covance Inc. from building a giant animal-testing facility in Chandler has taken another turn. In a January 15 ruling, the Maricopa County Superior Court Judge left standing the count accusing the city of violating the open meeting law, saying it mu |
Seven Local Residents, PCRM File Lawsuit Against City of Chandler
After Covance Laboratories took another step toward the construction of a giant animal-testing facility in Chandler, Ariz., seven city residents and PCRM filed a lawsuit July 2 in Maricopa County Superior Court against the city of Chandler. The lawsuit accuses city officials of violating the Arizona Open Meeting A |
Physician Profile: Paulette Chandler, M.D.: Prescribing Health
As a child, Paulette Chandler was always interested in the effect lifestyle choices had on disease. This relationship struck especially close to home when Dr. Chandler’s father was diagnosed with lung cancer when she was only 14 years o |
How You Can Help Reform the March of Dimes
1. Tell other people about the March of Dimes! Most people are not aware that the charity wastes their charitable donations on cruel and useless experimentation. One way you can easily raise awareness is to write letters: to the editor, to a celebrity spokesperson, and/or to any company in your community that suppor |
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions Animal Welfare 1. Does the March of Dimes still fund shocking animal experiments? 2. Is there any evidence for the poor treatment of animals in March of Dimes experiments? 3. How can there be any pain or suffe |
Covance Eyes New Chandler Location for Animal-Testing Facility
Faced with immense citizen opposition, Covance Laboratories may be changing its strategy in building a new animal-testing facility in Chandler, Ariz., to avoid the possibility of a referendum and public vote. PCRM is urging Chandler residents to continue letting t |
Keys to Keeping the Change
$14.95 SALE $7.50 “Keys to Keeping the Change” Originally Presented On: Saturday, July 22, 2006 Event: The Cancer Project’s 2006 Cancer & Nutrition Symposium in Bethesda, Md. Speaker: Paulette Chandler, M.D., M.P.H. Associate physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s |
Research
Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act Support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (H.R. 1513/S. 810), which would phase out invasive experiments on chimpanzees and release all federally owned chimpanzees to sanctuaries. Take Act |
Meet Some of the Lost or Surrendered Dogs Who Were Used and Killed at University of Michigan
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (U-M) continues to use dogs from Michigan shelters in its Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course. Notorious Class B dealer R&R Research sells dogs to U-M. Learn more about how these dogs are sold to U-M and help us end the use of animals in U-M’s ATLS course. |
Covance Seeks Incinerator Permit
PCRM had a busy year working to prevent Covance Laboratories, a contract animal-testing company, from building a huge facility in Chandler, Ariz. Covance, which is paid to test cosmetic ingredients, food additives, pesticides, and drugs on monkeys, dogs, rats, and o |
Poll Finds Broad Opposition to Covance’s Animal-Testing Plans
A new opinion poll reveals that a clear majority of the residents of Chandler, Ariz., oppose Covance’s plans to build an animal-testing facility in their town. The results of the survey, which was conducted by the Summit Group and commissioned by PCRM, were released at |
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