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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 |
Ohio State University: A Year of Cruelty
Ohio State University (OSU) has had a year riddled with incidents of animal cruelty and neglect. Despite widespread opposition from physicians, neurologists, animal protection advocates, and disability activists, OSU refused to cancel its three-week spinal cord injury course, nicknamed “Cruelty 101.” I |
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 |
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. |
PCRM Spinal Injury Campaign Forges Ahead: How You Can Help
Although animal experiments have done little to help people suffering from spinal cord injuries, Ohio State University continues to promote more of the same, in one of the cruelest classroom exercises ever devised. Last summer, PCRM research staff discovered |
NIH to Investigate OSU's Inhumane Spinal Injury Techniques Courses
WASHINGTON—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has notified the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) that it will investigate charges by PCRM that Ohio State University has violated federal animal welfare regulations as part of its controversial Spinal Cord Injury Techniques Training Cour |
PCRM Group Files Suit in Ohio Supreme Court Over OSU's
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed suit today in Ohio Supreme Court seeking to force Ohio State University to release photographs and video- and audiotape footage of its controversial Spinal Cord Injury Techniques Training Course. PCRM has sued for release of the ma |
Another Vet School Ends Terminal Surgeries
Oklahoma State University recently joined the growing list of veterinary schools that have dropped terminal surgeries from their curricula. Students in an Oklahoma State University (OSU) veterinary surgery laboratory previously practiced two surgical procedures on dogs from Class B dealers. The dogs were killed a |
More Animals Die Because of Negligence at Ohio State University
A recent power outage at Ohio State University in mid-July resulted in the deaths of almost 700 animals, including mice, rats, and rabbits. A backup generator failed to provide air conditioning, and temperatures in the laboratories rose to over 105 degrees for sever |
Spinal Cord Injury: Nonanimal Research Shows Great Promise
By Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. Imagine that you are drugged with an anesthetic. You are strapped face down to a device. Your skin and back muscle are cut away, a section of your bony spine is removed, and a machine drops a seven-pound weight onto your exposed spinal cord. You |
Mobile Billboard Opposing “Cruelty 101” Circles Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State University officials were met by more than just cheering fans when they arrived in Tempe, Ariz., to support the school’s football team at the Fiesta Bowl. As crowds gathered for the game, a mobile billboard opposing OSU’s cruel spinal cord injury |
Contact the March of Dimes National Office
Contact the March of Dimes National Office March of Dimes National Office 1275 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY 10605 National Office: 914-428-7100 Toll-Free: 888-99MARCH Mother's March: 800-99MARCH email: walkamerica@marchofdimes.org See our advice on writing to health charities. You can also |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Conclusion and References
Conclusion Current programs that subsidize feed grains or provide direct subsidies and other supports for meat or dairy production are at odds with federal health recommendations. From a public health perspective, altering federal agricultural policies is a key part of addressing the epidemics of obesity |
Frequently Asked Questions About Chemical Regulation
Frequently Asked Questions About Chemical Regulation What is toxicity testing? What are some concerns with the use of animals in toxicity testing? What is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)? Is TSCA in need of modernization? How can chemical regulatory legislation be more effective? What is the Saf |
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