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PETA Protests Military's Testing on Pigs

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And that's what I like about PETA and why I recently became a member for the first time. Tags: animal testing animal cruelty military pigs medical research PETA. But it's worth noting that someone out there took some action on this gruesome story. They are fast, organized, committed and they get attention.

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PETA Busts University of Utah Research Lab

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An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. Failed to provide minimal enrichment for animals -- companionship for monkeys, balls for pigs, paper towels for mice -- to reduce emotional stress. Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA.

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University of Utah Cited by Dept. of Agriculture

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They received citations for animal welfare infractions, although apparently few of these infractions overlap with PETA claims from an undercover investigation. Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA. You decide. From the Deseret News.

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USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center

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PETA has filed complaints about this place for years, but it's the first warning they've actually generated. Tags: medical research PETA animal welfare us. The lab reported the incidents to the National Institutes of Health, said Jim Newman, a spokesman for Oregon Health & Science University, which runs the center.

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Don't Eat Camel - Eat Schmeat!

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These harvested cells are taken from an animal, such as a pig, and placed in a "nutrient-rich medium" that mimics blood. Tags: meat alternatives PETA vegetarian. Shmeat is grown from a cell culture (hence the in vitro or cultured prefixes), not from a live animal.

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"Educate, Investigate, Liberate"

Animal Person

We are currently doing an investigation on pig farms in Spain, including intensive and extensive/free-range farms (tho extensive ones are scarce since intensive ones are the majority in the industry). There's a donate button on the homepage of AnimalEquality right at the bottom of the "Pig Farms" panel. Thanks a lot.

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Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention

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The PeTA I Knew and Loved, Sort Of. On Egypt's Pig Cull. Tags: Activism Books Current Affairs Ethics Language Animal Rights Animal Welfare Compassion in World Farming World Farming. Eat More Veal? How About Be More Honest. On Graphic Images We DON'T See. Not a change in the way they do things.