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Michelle Carr — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:00 GMT

Viola Davis: Ready to 'Help' Elephants Hurt by Circuses

Michelle Carr — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:00 GMT

Viola Davis: Ready to 'Help' Elephants Hurt by Circuses

Jeff Mackey — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:30:00 GMT

Two-time Tony winner and Oscar nominee Viola Davis has sent a letter to state legislators in Rhode Island urging them to support proposed legislation to prevent elephants traveling with circuses from enduring bullhook abuse and long periods of chaining. Davis was raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island, and attended Rhode Island College.

The star of the hotly anticipated Ender's Game hopes the bill will bring about an endgame for the well-documented elephant abuse by circuses that travel within her home state, including Ringling Bros., Cole Bros., and Piccadilly Circus.

Davis joins Alec Baldwin, Jada Pinkett Smith, Demi Moore, Olivia Munn, and many others—both famous and not so famous—who have spoken out against the use of bullhooks and other practices that cause elephants and other animals forced to travel with circuses to endure great physical and emotional damage.

If you live in Rhode Island, join Viola Davis in asking your state legislators to support the ban on bullhooks and the chaining of elephants. But no matter where you reside, please do your part to end circus cruelty.

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Liam-C — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:00 GMT

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Liam-C — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:00 GMT

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Ashley-P — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:00 GMT

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Michelle Carr — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:00 GMT

USDA Slams Bristol-Myers Squibb With Fine Over Monkey Deaths

Michelle Carr — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:45:00 GMT

USDA Slams Bristol-Myers Squibb With Fine Over Monkey Deaths

Jeff Mackey — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:00 GMT

Following a complaint from PETA alleging the painful and horrific deaths of two monkeys at the hands of pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has not only confirmed the allegations and cited the company for egregious violations of the Animal Welfare Act but also took the additional rare step of fining the facility $2,625 for the violations.

PETA submitted the complaint to the USDA after a whistleblower reported that a monkey and a rat had been scalded to death at a Bristol-Myers Squibb laboratory in New Jersey when their cages were run through the high-pressure cage washer with the animals still inside. The trapped animals endured intense agony and terror as the blistering-hot water burned their flesh.

The whistleblower also reported that another monkey strangled to death after she was attached to the front of her cage—apparently by some sort of tether—then left unattended. PETA's complaint asked the agency to investigate these deaths and to hit the corporation where it hurts—in its bank account.

We hope the fine has gotten Bristol-Myers Squibb's attention, and PETA—which holds stock in the company so that it can raise these issues with the board and stockholders—will continue to push for an end to relying on cruel and unreliable animal tests by switching to superior, modern non-animal methods. Please ask Bristol-Myers Squibb to make sure that these recommendations are implemented.

Schoolkids Win PETA Award for Promoting Rescued Cats and Dogs as 'State Pets'

Jinnine-P — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:00 GMT

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