Raspberry Council Groups Stop Funding Cruel Experiments on Rats

December 21, 2016

Until recently, rats were being used in cruel experiments to test—of all things—raspberries. The National Processed Raspberry Council and the Washington Red Raspberry Commission had been funding misguided experiments that looked at the effects of raspberries on everything from diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease to balance and coordination. But following discussions with PETA, both groups have confirmed that they will no longer fund experiments on animals.

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