PETA Meets MAGA: U.S. Health Secretary, RFK Jr. takes on animal testing
PETA Meets MAGA: U.S. Health Secretary, RFK Jr. takes on animal testing
In December 2022, Congress ended the requirement that all new drugs must be tested on two species – usually mice and a “higher order” mammal like rabbits or primates – before human trials. The law, called the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 was the culmination of 40 years of lobbying by animal rights activists. “No animal should be used in experimentation ‒ EVER,” said Kathy Guillermo, senior vice president at PETA. “It is disgusting that medical research laboratories that are federally funded by HHS and the National Institutes of Health continued to torture animals for decades by using them as subjects […]
BAGGAGE CLAIMS: Dogs count as ‘cargo’ for airline liability, European Union court rules
BAGGAGE CLAIMS: Dogs count as ‘cargo’ for airline liability, European Union court rules
The European Union’s top court ruled that a dog traveling in an airplane’s cargo hold counts as baggage, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost. The dog ‘Mona’, which had to travel in a pet carrier in the aircraft’s hold due to its size and weight, escaped while being taken to the plane and was never seen again. The passenger’s lawyer said he was “very disappointed” with the ruling, calling it a “missed opportunity to give visibility to the rights of animals and the people who care for them.” “Even though the ordinary […]
JUMPING THE GUN: A post-mortem on veganism and plant-based meat is premature
JUMPING THE GUN: A post-mortem on veganism and plant-based meat is premature
“Plant-based eating has lost its appeal”, “Vegan burgers are losing the culture war over meat”, and “Why the vegans lost”. These eulogies for veganism tend to downplay this critical point: taking on the meat industry — a monster machine with unparalleled lobbying and marketing resources — was never a fair fight. Since the rise in popularity of plant-based meat alternatives, the meat industry has actively campaigned to undermine them, portraying these products as unhealthy and unnatural. This is not the time for a plant-based post-mortem. The success or failure of the vegan movement cannot be measured solely by profit, market power […]
