After discussions with PETA, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.—a leading producer of oils, fats, confectionery ingredients, and soy—confirmed that it will no longer fund, conduct, or commission tests on animals in order to make health claims about its products. In experiments previously funded and conducted by the company, rats and mice were starved, force-fed, and injected … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, global meat manufacturer NH Foods and international sugar company Ensuiko Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., both agreed to stop conducting and funding animal experiments used to make dubious health claims about their products. Both companies had previously conducted experiments in which mice were fed ingredients, their was blood taken, and then they … Read more »
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a game-changing, first-of-its-kind restriction that requires the Department of Defense to use medical-simulation technology in trauma-skills training “to the maximum extent practicable” before resorting to harming animals in the deadly drills. This new provision will force the Pentagon to focus … Read more »
After discussions with PETA, global food and beverage giants Asahi Group Holdings (known for its Asahi Super Dry and Peroni beers), Sapporo Holdings (the oldest beer brand in Japan and maker of the best-selling Asian beer in the U.S.), Meiji Holdings (the world’s fourth-largest candy company), Ezaki Glico (a leading confectionary company), and Kewpie Corporation … Read more »
PETA scientists organized a webinar to train Taiwanese regulators on using animal-free methods to test for skin irritation instead of smearing toxic chemicals onto animals’ skin. More than 160 government scientists attended the free webinar, and other Taiwanese organizations have expressed interest in attending future webinars to receive even more training on non-animal testing methods.
Within a few days of each other, four major food and beverage companies agreed to end their cruel and pointless experiments on animals after conversations with PETA. Tokyo-based Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.—the corporate owner of Maruchan, the largest North American producer of instant ramen noodles—was the first to do so. It was followed by international … Read more »
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. recently presented its work to replace the use of animals in inhalation testing at an important international toxicology conference. Together with biotech company Epithelix, the Consortium also announced the launch of an award to provide researchers with human cell–based lung tissues to replace animals who are forced to breathe … Read more »
Update: November 9, 2020 AirBridgeCargo Airlines is reportedly transporting monkeys for experimentation again, in apparent violation of the ban that it adopted after hearing from thousands of concerned PETA supporters. AirBridgeCargo Airlines has enacted a policy, effective immediately, that bans the transportation of monkeys to laboratories anywhere in the world. This new policy follows a … Read more »
Thanks to efforts by PETA—including input provided to the Brazilian government’s National Council for Control of Animal Experimentation—and key local initiatives by leading biologist Dr. Róber Bachinski and the Brazilian Network for Humane Education, the Brazilian government has announced that by April 17, 2019, it will end the use of animals in cruel observational and … Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture fined primate dealer Alpha Genesis $12,600 for violations of federal animal-welfare laws, including failing to handle animals humanely and failing to cage monkeys safely and securely. The investigation and resulting fine were prompted by a complaint filed by PETA that negligence and incompetence at Alpha Genesis had resulted in numerous … Read more »
James White Drinks, the U.K. maker of Beet It nutritional products, adopted a policy urging all third-party researchers to avoid testing its products on animals. This decision came after talking with PETA about the invasive and deadly animal experiments conducted using Beet It products and the irrelevance of animal test data to humans.
More than 120 animals in Iraq and Sudan will no longer be cut apart and killed in medical training courses each year, thanks to PETA’s donation of four state-of-the-art TraumaMan surgical simulators, worth $100,000. This brings the total number of countries that have ended the use of live dogs, pigs, goats, and sheep for crude medical … Read more »
A special issue of the prestigious journal Applied In Vitro Toxicology—with Dr. Amy Clippinger, director of PETA’s Regulatory Testing Department and the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd., at the helm as guest editor—covers the scientific advances being made to replace animals in inhalation testing with more effective, non-animal methods.
Japan-based T.Hasegawa Co.—a multimillion-dollar top-10 leader in the global flavor and fragrance industry—agreed to ban all experiments on animals for the purpose of making health claims about its foods. It made the decision after talking with PETA about ways it could replace invasive and deadly animal tests with more effective, ethical, non-animal research methods.
Volkswagen (VW) ended all tests on animals not required by law following PETA Germany’s communications with VW executives, protests at the company’s headquarters, and the overwhelming number of e-mails that PETA supporters sent to VW after its outrageous and cruel inhalation tests on monkeys were exposed.
