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  23. <title>California Bill Seeks to Empower Students to Opt Out of Cruel Animal Dissection</title>
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  25. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elena Waldman]]></dc:creator>
  26. <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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  31. <description><![CDATA[<p>Talk about a class act! THIS new bill could help modernize science education in classrooms AND foster a more compassionate learning environment. </p>
  32. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/class-act-seeks-to-empower-students-to-opt-out-of-animal-dissection/">California Bill Seeks to Empower Students to Opt Out of Cruel Animal Dissection</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  34. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Talk about a class act!</strong> California legislators have just proposed a PETA-backed bill that could modernize science education <em>and</em> empower students to opt out of cruel classroom lessons. Assembly Member Ash Kalra (D–San Jose) introduced Bill 2640—<strong>the CLASS (Compassionate Learning Advancements for Science Students) Act</strong>—sponsored by PETA, Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.</p>
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  36. <h3><strong>What Is the CLASS Act?</strong></h3>
  37. <p>If passed, the CLASS Act will require that teachers inform their students about the sourcing and environmental concerns with dissection as well as their right to choose a non-animal replacement. This trailblazing bill would support a more inclusive, trauma-informed learning environment and could help prevent the deaths of many animals each year.</p>
  38. <h3>Animal Dissection Is a Lesson<strong> in Cruelty</strong></h3>
  39. <p>Every year, more than 10 million animals are used for classroom dissection in the U.S.—and many of them, such as frogs, are specifically killed for this archaic practice. Frogs and some other animals are taken from their homes in nature, whereas others come from breeding facilities. Fetal pigs who end up on a dissection tray are often cut from their mother’s womb in a bloody slaughterhouse. Cats used for dissection could have been someone’s lost companion.</p>
  40. <p>Educators should foster a compassionate learning environment—but forcing students to cut animals open promotes the exact opposite. Animal dissection teaches students that our fellow animals are nothing more than tools or props to be mutilated and then discarded. It also wastes school funds, exposes students and educators to formaldehyde—a known carcinogen—and deprives students of using advanced simulation methods, which studies show are superior to cutting up animals.</p>
  41. <h3><strong>Students Deserve Better Science</strong></h3>
  42. <p>No medical school in the U.S. or Canada engages in animal dissection as a teaching tool. Advances in medical-simulation technology, educators’ needs for better teaching and assessment tools, and the growing concern about using animals in experiments have all contributed to a paradigm shift in biomedical education. Today, simulation-based teaching is the best-practice standard in medical schools. All students, including those in grades K–12, deserve to be able to use it.</p>
  43. <p>“Dissection is an outdated, dangerous, and inhumane practice that California needs to put behind us,” said Judie Mancuso, founder and CEO of SCIL. “Digital technologies offer a much better understanding of animal anatomy and spare children being exposed to formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. HR 28, the Humane Education Resolution, sponsored by SCIL in 2015 and adopted with bipartisan support, reminds schools that they are required by law to promote empathy, compassion, and respect toward animals in classrooms. Forcing kids to cut animals open does the exact opposite. There is nothing in current law that requires teaching dissection. It’s an easy choice for schools to transition to an approach that is safe, inexpensive, modern, and humane.”</p>
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  45. <p>Studies show that students who use non-animal methods <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/animal-dissection-effectiveness-review/">perform as well as, if not better than, peers who dissect animals</a>, according to a systematic review published in <a href="https://online.ucpress.edu/abt/article-abstract/84/7/399/192198/Animal-Dissection-vs-Non-Animal-Teaching-MethodsA?redirectedFrom=fulltext"><em>The American Biology Teacher</em></a>, a leading, peer-reviewed science-education journal. Non-animal methods—such as <a href="https://emindweb.com/">eMind</a> digital dissection software and synthetic dissectible models—also cut costs and reduce waste. Top academic programs, including the International Baccalaureate, the Next Generation Science Standards (which California adopted in 2013), and the College Board’s Advanced Placement program, don’t require—or even mention—animal dissection in their curricula.</p>
  46. <h2><strong>Help Us End Animal Dissection</strong></h2>
  47. <p>PETA’s humane science education division, TeachKind Science, works with educators to replace the use of animals in the classroom with <a href="https://www.peta.org/teachkind/humane-classroom/dissection/free-virtual-dissection/">interactive dissection software</a> and realistic models.</p>
  48. <p>If you’re a parent, talk to your child about saying NO to animal dissection and asking for a modern, humane option. If you’re in California, stay tuned for ways to support this bill. Be sure to sign up for PETA’s e-mails to be alerted to ways you can help.</p>
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  65. <title>Help Push Ralph Lauren to Ban Cruelly Produced Cashmere!</title>
  66. <link>https://www.peta.org/action/ralph-lauren-cashmere/</link>
  67. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Veronica Schade]]></dc:creator>
  68. <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
  69. <category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
  70. <category><![CDATA[Animals Used for Clothing]]></category>
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  74. <description><![CDATA[<p>No sweater or scarf is worth goats’ suffering. We need your help to tell Ralph Lauren to stop profiting off animal abuse and to ban cashmere now!</p>
  75. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/action/ralph-lauren-cashmere/">Help Push Ralph Lauren to Ban Cruelly Produced Cashmere!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  77. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://investigations.peta.org/peta-asia-exposes-cashmere-industry/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PETA Asia’s investigation</a> into the cashmere industry in Mongolia—where Ralph Lauren obtains the fiber used in its products—revealed egregious cruelty to goats. <strong>Workers pinned down the gentle animals, twisted their sensitive legs, and ripped out their hair with sharp, rake-like metal combs.</strong> This violent process left some goats with bleeding wounds, and an investigator even found cashmere with skin <em>still attached to it</em>. This sort of cruelty is why <a href="https://www.peta.org/features/international-brands-that-have-banned-cashmere/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">many leading companies and brands</a>—including ASOS, Columbia, The North Face, prAna, and Timberland—have banned the use of cashmere.</p>
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  118. <h2>No sweater or scarf is worth goats’ suffering. We need your help to tell Ralph Lauren—via phone, social media, and customer service forms—to stop profiting off animal abuse and to ban cashmere now.</h2>
  119. <ul>
  120. <li><strong>Call Ralph Lauren at <a href="tel:1-888-475-7674" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1-888-475-7674</a> (then press 0) and urge it to ban cashmere immediately and to use only animal-friendly vegan materials:</strong></li>
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  122. <p><p><a class="facebook-blue text-button button small" target="_blank" href="tel:1-888-475-7674">Call Ralph Lauren</a></p>
  123. <input class="fooboxshare_post_id" type="hidden" value="1088487"/><p><a class="yellow text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://www.peta.org/action/thank-you-for-calling-ralph-lauren/">Let Us Know How Your Call Went</a></p>
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  126. <li><strong>Text RALPH to <a href="sms:73822&amp;body=RALPH">73822</a> to tell Ralph Lauren to ban cashmere and to stop supporting cruelty to goats. Then post this image on social media to encourage your friends and family to text as well:</strong></li>
  127. </ul>
  128. <p><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1088854" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS.png" alt="• Text RALPH to 73822 to tell Ralph Lauren to ban cashmere and to stop supporting cruelty to goats." width="969" height="1400" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS.png 969w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS-208x300.png 208w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS-602x870.png 602w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS-768x1109.png 768w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS-1063x1536.png 1063w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ralph-Lauren-GOATS-IA-Keyword-SMS-VS-150x217.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px" /></a></p>
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  130. <li><strong>Then leave comments on the company’s social media pages:</strong></li>
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  132. <p><p><a class="facebook-blue text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/RalphLauren">Facebook</a></p>
  133. <p><a class="yellow text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/ralphlauren/?hl=en">Instagram</a></p>
  134. <p><a class=" text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.net/@ralphlauren">Threads</a></p>
  135. <p><a class="twitter-blue text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/RalphLauren?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">X (Formerly Twitter) </a></p>
  136. <p><a class="button-red text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://tiktok.com/@ralphlauren?lang=en">TikTok</a></p>
  137. </p>
  138. <ul>
  139. <li><strong>Finally, send Ralph Lauren a message on its live chat service. <a href="https://www.ralphlauren.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Go to its website</a>, then scroll to the bottom of the page and select the live chat icon in the bottom right-hand corner. This icon will open a prompt for you to select “Chat with an agent”:</strong></li>
  140. </ul>
  141. <p><a href="https://www.ralphlauren.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1088506" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RalphLaurenChat.png" alt="" width="1061" height="138" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RalphLaurenChat.png 1061w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RalphLaurenChat-300x39.png 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RalphLaurenChat-602x78.png 602w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RalphLaurenChat-768x100.png 768w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RalphLaurenChat-150x20.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px" /></a></p>
  142. <p><strong>Here are some suggested talking points to use in your outreach:</strong></p>
  143. <ul>
  144. <li>PETA Asia’s latest investigation into the cashmere industry in Mongolia, where Ralph Lauren obtains the fiber used in its products, shows that goats endure extreme abuse and are ultimately killed—and that meaningless labels like “responsible” are a complete sham. Despite the use of these labels, investigators found that goats screamed in terror as workers pinned them down, twisted their sensitive legs, and ripped their hair out with sharp metal combs, leaving some of these animals with bleeding wounds from shearing and tearing off pieces of their skin.</li>
  145. <li>Workers kill the goats when they no longer produce a profitable amount of cashmere—often at only 4 or 5 years old, a fraction of their natural life expectancy. These inquisitive, communicative animals may spend their final moments terrified as workers drag them to the kill floor, bash in their heads with a hammer, and slit their throats.</li>
  146. <li>Many leading companies and brands—including ASOS, Columbia, and The North Face—have banned cashmere. This list is growing, thanks to the increasing demand for vegan fashion and home goods. No one needs to wear items made from the hair of tormented goats who die in agony in slaughterhouses. There are plenty of cozy, stylish, and luxurious vegan materials that can replace the use of cashmere today, including organic bamboo, TENCEL, organic hemp, modal, lyocell, soy-based cashmere, and other plant-based or synthetic fibers that don’t involve cruelty to animals.</li>
  147. </ul>
  148. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/action/ralph-lauren-cashmere/">Help Push Ralph Lauren to Ban Cruelly Produced Cashmere!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  156. <media:title type="html">RalphLaurenChat</media:title>
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  160. <item>
  161. <title>Behind Bars for 50 Years: Miyako the Elephant Needs Your Help</title>
  162. <link>https://support.peta.org/page/65162/action/1</link>
  163. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Shapardanis]]></dc:creator>
  164. <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
  165. <category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
  166. <category><![CDATA[Animals in Entertainment]]></category>
  167. <category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
  168. <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
  169. <category><![CDATA[Zoos]]></category>
  170. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=alert&#038;p=1088829</guid>
  171.  
  172. <description><![CDATA[<p>Miyako the elephant has suffered in a cramped pen for a half-century. Will you please urge the zoo’s owner to accept PETA’s offer to transfer her to a suitable facility?</p>
  173. <p>The post <a href="https://support.peta.org/page/65162/action/1">Behind Bars for 50 Years: Miyako the Elephant Needs Your Help</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  174. ]]></description>
  175. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<input class="fooboxshare_post_id" type="hidden" value="1088829"/><p>The post <a href="https://support.peta.org/page/65162/action/1">Behind Bars for 50 Years: Miyako the Elephant Needs Your Help</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  178. <item>
  179. <title>Dr. Frans de Waal Proved the Great Depth of Animals’ Emotions: Take Action in His Honor</title>
  180. <link>https://www.peta.org/blog/dr-frans-de-waal/</link>
  181. <dc:creator><![CDATA[PETA Staff]]></dc:creator>
  182. <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
  183. <category><![CDATA[Empathy for Animals]]></category>
  184. <category><![CDATA[General/Animal Rights]]></category>
  185. <category><![CDATA[Main Issues]]></category>
  186. <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
  187. <category><![CDATA[Newsbreak]]></category>
  188. <category><![CDATA[Social Justice]]></category>
  189. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?p=1088797</guid>
  190.  
  191. <description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Frans de Waal, the primatologist whose research proved the cognitive abilities of other species, has died.</p>
  192. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/dr-frans-de-waal/">Dr. Frans de Waal Proved the Great Depth of Animals’ Emotions: Take Action in His Honor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  193. ]]></description>
  194. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Frans de Waal, the primatologist who proved through his research that the cognitive abilities of other species not only rival those of humans but often surpass them, has died. At a time when scientists overwhelmingly dismissed theories in favor of animals’ sentience, he persisted. It would be difficult to overstate his contributions to our understanding of other animals’ remarkable intelligence and deep emotions.</p>
  195. <p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-1087287 size-large" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-602x339.jpg" alt="Rhesus macaque in a tree" width="602" height="339" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-602x339.jpg 602w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-375x212.jpg 375w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rhesus-macaque-on-pulau-ubin-island.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /></p>
  196. <h2>Dr. Frans de Waal Helped Prove the Great Emotional Capacity of Animals</h2>
  197. <p>De Waal studied how animals resolve conflicts, reconcile, and cooperate. He famously demonstrated their understanding of fair and equal treatment. He presented clear and compelling evidence that animals experience emotions ranging from joy and happiness to profound sadness and grief, along with empathy, jealousy, and resentment.</p>
  198. <blockquote><p>“I cannot name any emotion that is uniquely human.”</p>
  199. <p>—Dr. Frans de Waal</p></blockquote>
  200. <p style="text-align: left;">De Waal changed not only the scientific community’s long-held biases but also those of people around the world. His 16 books were translated into 20 languages, his speaking tours sold out, and his TED Talks were viewed millions of times. Frans de Waal made the undeniably just argument that animals are entitled to be treated as thinking, feeling, and valuable individuals—a right that we humans are too eager to reserve for ourselves. The more we acknowledge how clever and capable other animals are, the fewer excuses we can make to <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/three-week-vegan-challenge/?en_txn7=blog::dr%20frans%20de%20waal">harm them</a>.</p>
  201. <p><a class="bright-blue text-button button small" target="_self" href="https://headlines.peta.org/three-week-vegan-challenge/?en_txn7=blog::dr%20frans%20de%20waal">Be Kind to Animals: Go Vegan Today</a></p>
  202. <input class="fooboxshare_post_id" type="hidden" value="1088797"/>
  203. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/dr-frans-de-waal/">Dr. Frans de Waal Proved the Great Depth of Animals’ Emotions: Take Action in His Honor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  211. <item>
  212. <title>DEV DON ERT March 2024 Image Only</title>
  213. <link>https://www.peta.org/splash_pages/dev-don-ert-march-2024-image-only/</link>
  214. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Shannon]]></dc:creator>
  215. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
  216. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=splash_pages&#038;p=1088793</guid>
  217.  
  218. <description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/splash_pages/dev-don-ert-march-2024-image-only/">DEV DON ERT March 2024 Image Only</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  219. ]]></description>
  220. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://support.peta.org/page/65104/donate/1?en_txn7=Splash-Home::031524-ert1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1088794" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1.png" alt="" width="600" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1.png 600w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1-300x206.png 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1-150x103.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
  221. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/splash_pages/dev-don-ert-march-2024-image-only/">DEV DON ERT March 2024 Image Only</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  222. ]]></content:encoded>
  223. <media:thumbnail url="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1-150x150.png" />
  224. <media:content url="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1.png" medium="image">
  225. <media:title type="html">Be a Hero for an Animal</media:title>
  226. <media:thumbnail url="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERT-March-2024-Splash-1-150x150.png" />
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  229. <item>
  230. <title>Manya Rescued From a Snowdrift in Ukraine: Watch Her Jaw-Dropping Recovery</title>
  231. <link>https://www.peta.org/blog/manya-dog-rescue-ukraine/</link>
  232. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Goettge]]></dc:creator>
  233. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
  234. <category><![CDATA[Animal Companions]]></category>
  235. <category><![CDATA[General/Animal Rights]]></category>
  236. <category><![CDATA[Global Compassion Fund]]></category>
  237. <category><![CDATA[Main Issues]]></category>
  238. <category><![CDATA[Social Justice]]></category>
  239. <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
  240. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?p=1088778</guid>
  241.  
  242. <description><![CDATA[<p>Manya the dog's tale went from hopeless to hopeful, thanks to a PETA-supported clinic. </p>
  243. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/manya-dog-rescue-ukraine/">Manya Rescued From a Snowdrift in Ukraine: Watch Her Jaw-Dropping Recovery</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  244. ]]></description>
  245. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A kind Ukrainian named Eldar brought his birthday plans to a screeching halt when he discovered a little dog freezing to death in a snowdrift near his home. He scooped up her listless body and rushed Manya inside to a warm shower, soon discovering she was in shock due to the excruciating pain of a broken bone. Watch Manya’s tale as this sweet girl goes from hopeless to hopeful at a PETA-supported clinic.</p>
  246. <div class="video-player">
  247. <div class="widescreen-wrapper"><iframe title="Зворушлива історія збитої собачки Мані та Ельдара, який врятував її у День народження і всиновив" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n0pr5-fKFzs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
  248. </div>
  249. <h2><strong>Rescued in Ukraine: How PETA Is Helping Animals Like Manya</strong></h2>
  250. <p>Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, PETA Germany and its partners have been building a robust network of animal rescuers, volunteers, and advocates to help as many animals there as they possibly can. You can support this work through <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/peta-global-compassion-fund/#donate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PETA’s Global Compassion Fund</a>.</p>
  251. <div decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1087884 media-credit " style="width:602px;"><p><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guardian-Manya-being-held.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1087884" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guardian-Manya-being-held-602x303.jpg" alt="Manya being held by guardian" width="602" height="303" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guardian-Manya-being-held-602x303.jpg 602w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guardian-Manya-being-held-300x151.jpg 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guardian-Manya-being-held-150x75.jpg 150w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/guardian-Manya-being-held.jpg 668w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" ></a><span class="acf-media-credit"><span class="acf-credit">© ARK</span></span></p></div>
  252. <h3><strong>Here’s how teams have moved mountains for animals in Ukraine since the onset of the war:</strong></h3>
  253. <ul>
  254. <li>They’ve created 1,300 safe spaces for housing animals in need, including dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, pigeons, geese, ducks, swans, and fish.</li>
  255. <li>PETA’s Global Compassion Fund helped establish a veterinary clinic in October 2022. Up to 130 seriously injured and ill animals can be operated on and given the best possible care every day.</li>
  256. <li>Every month, team members perform spay/neuter surgeries for around 150 animals to prevent thousands from being born on the streets, only to suffer and die there.</li>
  257. <li>Animals in Ukraine have received more than 3.3 million pounds of food and other provisions, despite conditions that often make deliveries difficult.</li>
  258. <li>All the animals in the project receive regular veterinary care. The ones who will be transported to Europe for adoption are quarantined and prepared for the journey in accordance with EU regulations. This takes 16 weeks per animal! Around 60% of the animals are reunited with their guardians who have fled, while the remaining 40% are transported to our partner shelters in Europe.</li>
  259. <li>Every day, 85 PETA-supported employees work on site to care for the animals there and rescue others.</li>
  260. <li>More than 15,000 animals have been rescued so far!</li>
  261. </ul>
  262. <p><a class="bright-blue text-button button small" target="_blank" href="https://headlines.peta.org/peta-global-compassion-fund/#donate">Support PETA&#8217;s Global Compassion Fund</a></p>
  263. <input class="fooboxshare_post_id" type="hidden" value="1088778"/>
  264. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/manya-dog-rescue-ukraine/">Manya Rescued From a Snowdrift in Ukraine: Watch Her Jaw-Dropping Recovery</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  266. <media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n0pr5-fKFzs" duration="106">
  267. <media:player url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n0pr5-fKFzs" />
  268. <media:title type="html">VIDEO: Manya the Dog Rescued in Ukraine &#124; PETA</media:title>
  269. <media:description type="html">Manya the dog&#039;s tale went from hopeless to hopeful, thanks to a PETA-supported clinic.</media:description>
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  279. <item>
  280. <title>Eastern Virginia Medical School Violated Law in Baboon Pregnancy Study; PETA Calls For End to Experiments</title>
  281. <link>https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/eastern-virginia-medical-school-violated-law-in-baboon-pregnancy-study-peta-calls-for-end-to-experiments/</link>
  282. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Malinda Riquelme]]></dc:creator>
  283. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
  284. <category><![CDATA[Animal Experimentation]]></category>
  285. <category><![CDATA[Medical Experiments]]></category>
  286. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=news_release&#038;p=1088752</guid>
  287.  
  288. <description><![CDATA[<p>PETA is urging Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) to end a study in which live babies were repeatedly cut out of five pregnant baboons—in violation of federal law—and to release its surviving victims to a reputable sanctuary. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which cited EVMS for the violation, recently went a step further and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/eastern-virginia-medical-school-violated-law-in-baboon-pregnancy-study-peta-calls-for-end-to-experiments/" title="ReadEastern Virginia Medical School Violated Law in Baboon Pregnancy Study; PETA Calls For End to Experiments">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
  289. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/eastern-virginia-medical-school-violated-law-in-baboon-pregnancy-study-peta-calls-for-end-to-experiments/">Eastern Virginia Medical School Violated Law in Baboon Pregnancy Study; PETA Calls For End to Experiments</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  290. ]]></description>
  291. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PETA <a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-14_EVMS-Letter-re-Baboon-Pregnancy-Experiments.pdf">is urging Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)</a> to end a study in which live babies were repeatedly cut out of five pregnant baboons—in violation of federal law—and to release its surviving victims to a reputable sanctuary. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which cited EVMS for the violation, recently went a step further and revoked permission for experimenters to conduct the multiple major surgeries on these primates—a rare step for the agency.</p>
  292. <p><em><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EVMS-Baboon-Psychological-Distress.png"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1088755" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EVMS-Baboon-Psychological-Distress.png" alt="" width="600" height="340" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EVMS-Baboon-Psychological-Distress.png 600w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EVMS-Baboon-Psychological-Distress-300x170.png 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EVMS-Baboon-Psychological-Distress-375x212.png 375w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EVMS-Baboon-Psychological-Distress-150x85.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a>A baboon in a cage at EVMS rocks back and forth in psychological distress. Image obtained from </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&amp;v=ynXnSYWlmCQ&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peta.org%2Fissues%2Fanimal-experimentation-virginia%2Feastern-virginia-medical-school%2F&amp;embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peta.org&amp;source_ve_path=Mjg2NjQsMjg2NjY&amp;feature=emb_logo"><em>this video</em></a><em> by PETA through the Virginia Public Records Act</em></p>
  293. <p>Documents obtained by PETA show that for over 40 years, experimenters at EVMS and their colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, with whom they share a federal grant, have impregnated baboons, injected them with hormones, and cut out and killed their babies at various stages of pregnancy. Documents obtained by the group show that hundreds of mother baboons and their babies have been used in these experiments and killed by the two schools. <strong>The studies, funded with tax dollars, have not resulted in any treatments for humans.</strong></p>
  294. <p>In 2021, the USDA cited the school for illegally performing up to six cesarean sections per female baboon without scientific justification or approval, as required under the federal Animal Welfare Act. In 2022, the agency then granted EVMS an exemption to the law, allowing it to do multiple cesarean sections <em>if </em>it followed basic experimental protocol—which it failed to do.</p>
  295. <p>But the USDA withdrew its exemption after citing the school for, among other issues, failing to provide treatment to a 16-year-old baboon named Jemma (“ID #26876”) found unresponsive in her cage. She had already been subjected to two prior cesarean sections. Two days after she had been found unresponsive, she was subjected to a third cesarean section. Jemma’s daughter, who was near full term, was killed immediately after the surgery.</p>
  296. <p>“EVMS has illegally and repeatedly cut into Jemma and the other baboons again and again for a pointless study that hasn’t helped a single human,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “EVMS must end four decades of suffering now and send the surviving animals to a sanctuary.”</p>
  297. <p>EVMS has a yearslong record of <a href="https://www.peta.org/issues/animal-experimentation-virginia/eastern-virginia-medical-school/">federal animal welfare violations</a>—including at least eight in recent years, four of which were “critical” (i.e., having a serious or severe adverse effect on the health and well-being of an animal), and one pertaining to the baboon experiments classified as “repeat.”</p>
  298. <p>PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/every-animal-is-someone/">Every Animal Is Someone</a> and offers free <a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/every-animal-is-someone.pdf">Empathy Kits</a> for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.peta.org/"><strong>PETA.org</strong></a> or follow the group on<a href="https://twitter.com/peta/status/1763333293766787280?s=20"> <strong>X</strong><strong>,</strong></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/official.peta"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/peta/?hl=en"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</p>
  299. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/eastern-virginia-medical-school-violated-law-in-baboon-pregnancy-study-peta-calls-for-end-to-experiments/">Eastern Virginia Medical School Violated Law in Baboon Pregnancy Study; PETA Calls For End to Experiments</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  303. <media:title type="html">EVMS Baboon Psychological Distress</media:title>
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  308. <title>Vashon Firefighters Nab PETA Award for Rescuing Dog Stranded on Cliffside After 100-Foot Fall</title>
  309. <link>https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/vashon-firefighters-nab-peta-award-for-rescuing-dog-stranded-on-cliffside-after-100-foot-fall/</link>
  310. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Malinda Riquelme]]></dc:creator>
  311. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
  312. <category><![CDATA[Animal Companions]]></category>
  313. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=news_release&#038;p=1088722</guid>
  314.  
  315. <description><![CDATA[<p>A Compassionate Fire Department Award is on its way from PETA to Vashon Island Fire &#38; Rescue in recognition of rescuers’ bravery and determination in saving a dog who had fallen 100 feet down a cliff and become trapped on a small ledge near KVI Beach on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to a call from the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/vashon-firefighters-nab-peta-award-for-rescuing-dog-stranded-on-cliffside-after-100-foot-fall/" title="ReadVashon Firefighters Nab PETA Award for Rescuing Dog Stranded on Cliffside After 100-Foot Fall">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
  316. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/vashon-firefighters-nab-peta-award-for-rescuing-dog-stranded-on-cliffside-after-100-foot-fall/">Vashon Firefighters Nab PETA Award for Rescuing Dog Stranded on Cliffside After 100-Foot Fall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  317. ]]></description>
  318. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <strong><u><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/vashon-island-fire-award-scaled.jpg">Compassionate Fire Department Award</a></u> </strong>is on its way from PETA to Vashon Island Fire &amp; Rescue in recognition of rescuers’ bravery and determination in saving a dog who had fallen 100 feet down a cliff and become trapped on a small ledge near KVI Beach on Tuesday.</p>
  319. <div id="attachment_1088734"class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 1410px;"><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-scaled.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="has-caption size-full wp-image-1088734 has-caption-early" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1400" height="726" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-scaled.jpg 1400w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-300x156.jpg 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-602x312.jpg 602w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-768x398.jpg 768w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-1536x796.jpg 1536w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-2048x1062.jpg 2048w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-150x78.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Left: Firefighter Ben Steele rappels down a cliff to rescue Kirby. Credit: Vashon Island Fire &amp; Rescue<br />Right: PETA’s Compassionate Fire Department Award recognizing Vashon Island Fire &amp; Rescue. Credit: PETA</p></div>
  320. <p>Firefighters responded to a call from the dog’s guardian, who said that her dog, Kirby, had gotten ahead of her during a walk and fallen down the steep cliffside. First responders performed a high-angle rope rescue. Firefighter Ben Steele, using a harness and rope system, rappelled down to Kirby, who was fitted with a rescue harness and escorted safely to the beach below. Kirby was unharmed.</p>
  321. <p>In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VashonFire/posts/pfbid0h8opXBJw1y3iuAHfPqkmSGJmLGTeRqxJgewuLXtyg15uhTRdxN58jGjDr787VR8El">Facebook post</a> about the rescue, Vashon Island Fire &amp; Rescue said that its mission is “to provide compassionate care to the entire island, including our four-legged friends.”</p>
  322. <p>“These courageous firefighters didn’t hesitate to spring into action and save this frightened dog from a terrifying and perilous predicament,” says PETA Senior Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “PETA hopes their brave actions inspire people everywhere to step up and help when they see an animal in need.”</p>
  323. <p>The department will receive a framed certificate and vegan chocolates from PETA.</p>
  324. <p>PETA reminds all dog guardians to keep their animal companions near them on walks using a leash and a comfortable, secure harness and to keep a close eye on them when they’re outdoors.</p>
  325. <p>PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/every-animal-is-someone/">Every Animal Is Someone</a> and offers free <a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/every-animal-is-someone.pdf">Empathy Kits</a> for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.peta.org/"><strong>PETA.org</strong></a> or follow the group on <a href="https://twitter.com/peta"><strong>X</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/official.peta"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/peta/?hl=en"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</p>
  326. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/vashon-firefighters-nab-peta-award-for-rescuing-dog-stranded-on-cliffside-after-100-foot-fall/">Vashon Firefighters Nab PETA Award for Rescuing Dog Stranded on Cliffside After 100-Foot Fall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  329. <media:content url="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/side-by-side-for-Vashon-Compassionate-FD-Award-LEFT-Credit-to-Vashon-Island-Fire-Rescue-RIGHT-PETA-owned-scaled.jpg" medium="image">
  330. <media:title type="html">side-by-side for Vashon Compassionate FD Award &#8211; LEFT Credit to Vashon Island Fire &#038; Rescue RIGHT PETA owned</media:title>
  331. <media:description type="html">Left: Firefighter Ben Steele rappels down a cliff to rescue Kirby. Credit: Vashon Island Fire &#38; Rescue
  332. Right: PETA’s Compassionate Fire Department Award recognizing Vashon Island Fire &#38; Rescue. Credit: PETA</media:description>
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  337. <title>Dog Defenders to Descend on Liberty CEO’s Home Over Iditarod Deaths</title>
  338. <link>https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/dog-defenders-to-descend-on-liberty-ceos-home-over-iditarod-deaths/</link>
  339. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Malinda Riquelme]]></dc:creator>
  340. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
  341. <category><![CDATA[Animals in Entertainment]]></category>
  342. <category><![CDATA[Demos and Events]]></category>
  343. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=news_release&#038;p=1088466</guid>
  344.  
  345. <description><![CDATA[<p>“Greg Maffei Has Dogs’ Blood on His Hands!” That’s the message PETA supporters will bring to Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei’s Englewood home on Monday in the wake of the Iditarod deaths of Bog, George, and Henry, three young dogs who collapsed and died within about 48 hours of one another while being forced to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/dog-defenders-to-descend-on-liberty-ceos-home-over-iditarod-deaths/" title="ReadDog Defenders to Descend on Liberty CEO’s Home Over Iditarod Deaths">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
  346. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/dog-defenders-to-descend-on-liberty-ceos-home-over-iditarod-deaths/">Dog Defenders to Descend on Liberty CEO’s Home Over Iditarod Deaths</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  347. ]]></description>
  348. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Greg Maffei Has Dogs’ Blood on His Hands!” That’s the message PETA supporters will bring to Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei’s Englewood home on Monday in the wake of the Iditarod deaths of Bog, George, and Henry, three young dogs who collapsed and died within about 48 hours of one another while being forced to race. The dog defenders will shout their call for Maffei to end his company’s shameful sponsorship of the deadly race.</p>
  349. <p><em><strong>When:</strong>    Monday, March 18, 6 p.m.<br />
  350. </em></p>
  351. <div id="attachment_1088472"class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 1220px;"><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="has-caption size-full wp-image-1088472 has-caption-early" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned.jpg" alt="" width="1210" height="908" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned.jpg 1210w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned-602x452.jpg 602w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Liberty-Media-demo_-Iditarod-dog-deaths-PETA-Owned-150x113.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A previous PETA protest against Liberty Media. Credit: PETA</p></div>
  352. <p>Bog’s musher was <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/video-iditarod-death-toll-rises-as-dog-collapses-and-dies-during-race/">caught on camera</a> attempting to force him to his feet in order to make him keep running. In addition, a dog used by notorious musher <a href="https://www.peta.org/features/quotes-from-iditarod-champions/">Dallas Seavey</a> was critically injured by a moose and musher Erin Altemus admitted that the dogs she was forcing to race were “mentally at their edge” and that some were limping and had shoulder injuries, including one who was carried in a bag to a checkpoint.</p>
  353. <p>“Three dogs were just run to their deaths, and Liberty Media and Greg Maffei have their blood on their hands,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “The Iditarod continues only because of the quarter-million dollars funneled to it by Liberty Media, and PETA is calling on Maffei to put this money toward a good cause, not a despicable race that runs dogs into the ground.”</p>
  354. <p>More than 150 dogs have died in the Iditarod since it began, with <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/veterinarians-statement-overexertion-killing-iditarod-dogs/">aspiration pneumonia</a> (caused by inhaling their own vomit) the top cause. Up to half the dogs who start the race don’t finish it. During last year’s Iditarod, approximately 175 dogs were pulled off the trail due to exhaustion, illness, injury, or other causes, leaving the remaining ones to work even harder. The race ended in controversy after the winner was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfK5hYYD9LU">caught on video</a> dragging exhausted dogs toward a checkpoint.</p>
  355. <p>PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment or abuse in any other way”—points out that <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/every-animal-is-someone/">Every Animal Is Someone</a> and offers free <a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/every-animal-is-someone.pdf">Empathy Kits</a> for people who need a lesson in kindness.</p>
  356. <p>For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.peta.org/"><strong>PETA.org</strong></a> or follow the group on <a href="https://twitter.com/peta"><strong>X</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/official.peta"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/peta/?hl=en"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</p>
  357. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/dog-defenders-to-descend-on-liberty-ceos-home-over-iditarod-deaths/">Dog Defenders to Descend on Liberty CEO’s Home Over Iditarod Deaths</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  361. <media:title type="html">Liberty Media demo_ Iditarod dog deaths &#8211; PETA Owned</media:title>
  362. <media:description type="html">A previous PETA protest against Liberty Media. Credit: PETA</media:description>
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  367. <title>Giant ‘Spider’ Coming to NIMH Symposium to Expose Grotesque Monkey Fright Experiments</title>
  368. <link>https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/giant-spider-coming-to-nimh-symposium-to-expose-grotesque-monkey-fright-experiments/</link>
  369. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Malinda Riquelme]]></dc:creator>
  370. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
  371. <category><![CDATA[Animal Experimentation]]></category>
  372. <category><![CDATA[Demos and Events]]></category>
  373. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=news_release&#038;p=1088716</guid>
  374.  
  375. <description><![CDATA[<p>Attendees of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) 75th anniversary symposium will be met with a shocking sight on the steps of the National Archives Museum on Monday: a gigantic inflatable spider accompanied by dozens of PETA supporters, who will demand an end to cruel taxpayer-funded tests on monkeys conducted by government experimenters including<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/giant-spider-coming-to-nimh-symposium-to-expose-grotesque-monkey-fright-experiments/" title="ReadGiant ‘Spider’ Coming to NIMH Symposium to Expose Grotesque Monkey Fright Experiments">... Read more &#187;</a></p>
  376. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/giant-spider-coming-to-nimh-symposium-to-expose-grotesque-monkey-fright-experiments/">Giant ‘Spider’ Coming to NIMH Symposium to Expose Grotesque Monkey Fright Experiments</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
  377. ]]></description>
  378. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Attendees of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary symposium will be met with a shocking sight on the steps of the National Archives Museum on Monday: a gigantic inflatable spider accompanied by dozens of PETA supporters, who will demand an end to cruel <a href="https://investigations.peta.org/nih-monkey-torture/">taxpayer-funded tests</a> on monkeys conducted by government experimenters including Elisabeth Murray.</p>
  379. <p><strong>Where:</strong>     In front of the National Archives Museum, 701 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.</p>
  380. <p><strong>When:</strong>     Monday, March 18, 12 noon</p>
  381. <div id="attachment_1088718"class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 538px;"><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Giant-Spider-Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-Owned.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="has-caption size-full wp-image-1088718 has-caption-early has-caption-early" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Giant-Spider-Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-Owned.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="257" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Giant-Spider-Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-Owned.jpg 528w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Giant-Spider-Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-Owned-300x146.jpg 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Giant-Spider-Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-Owned-150x73.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">PETA’s giant “spider” at a previous demonstration. Credit: PETA</p></div>
  382. <div id="attachment_1088719"class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 538px;"><a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-owned.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="has-caption size-full wp-image-1088719 has-caption-early has-caption-early" src="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-owned.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="341" srcset="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-owned.jpg 528w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-owned-300x194.jpg 300w, https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Elisabeth-Murray-Demo-PETA-owned-150x97.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Credit: PETA</p></div>
  383. <p>In Murray’s <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/who-is-beamish-the-monkey/">“monkey fright” experiments</a>, she cuts into monkeys’ heads, saws off part of their skulls, and suctions out a portion of their brain or partially destroys it with toxic chemical injections. She then frightens the monkeys with realistic-looking fake spiders and snakes. In other experiments, she implants thick titanium posts in their skulls. She cages monkeys alone in her laboratory for years or even more than a decade, condemning them to social isolation that causes profound psychological and physiological distress. When she’s finally finished tormenting them, she kills them. Despite having failed to produce even one treatment or cure for humans, she has received <strong>more than $50 million in taxpayer funding </strong>since 1998.</p>
  384. <p>“For decades, a government experimenter has mutilated monkeys’ brains, then purposely terrified them in pointless tests that do nothing to advance human health,” says PETA neuroscientist Dr. Katherine Roe. “PETA is calling on NIMH to stop pouring taxpayers’ money into monkey torment and commit to funding ethical, effective, animal-free research instead.”</p>
  385. <p>PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that <a href="https://headlines.peta.org/every-animal-is-someone/">Every Animal Is Someone</a> and offers free <a href="https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/every-animal-is-someone.pdf">Empathy Kits</a> for people who need a lesson in kindness.</p>
  386. <p>For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.peta.org/"><strong>PETA.org</strong></a> or follow the group on <a href="https://twitter.com/peta"><strong>X</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/official.peta"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/peta/?hl=en"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</p>
  387. <p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/giant-spider-coming-to-nimh-symposium-to-expose-grotesque-monkey-fright-experiments/">Giant ‘Spider’ Coming to NIMH Symposium to Expose Grotesque Monkey Fright Experiments</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  402. <title>Support the CARGO Act 0:30</title>
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  405. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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  407. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=psa&#038;p=1088686</guid>
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  409. <description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/media/psa/support-the-cargo-act-030/">Support the CARGO Act 0:30</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  415. <title>WATCH: PETA’s President Cracks Open the Myths About Easter</title>
  416. <link>https://prime.peta.org/news/ingrid-newkirk-easter-video/#new_tab</link>
  417. <dc:creator><![CDATA[PETA Staff]]></dc:creator>
  418. <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
  419. <category><![CDATA[Eggs]]></category>
  420. <category><![CDATA[Vegan]]></category>
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  422.  
  423. <description><![CDATA[<p>After watching Ingrid Newkirk’s Easter video, you’ll know the history behind the holiday—and how to help animals today.</p>
  424. <p>The post <a href="https://prime.peta.org/news/ingrid-newkirk-easter-video/#new_tab">WATCH: PETA’s President Cracks Open the Myths About Easter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  426. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Where Did the Easter Bunny Come From? Watch Ingrid’s New Video to Find Out</strong></p>
  427. <p><strong>From Fertility Goddess to Chicken Eggs: The Surprising Truth About Easter </strong></p>
  428. <p><strong>How Did Some Easter Traditions Come About? Ingrid Newkirk’s Message This Holiday</strong></p>
  429. <p><strong>VIDEO: Ingrid’s Easter Message Will Help You Hop On Any Chance to Help Animals</strong></p>
  430. <p><strong>WATCH: PETA’s President Cracks Open the Myths About Easter</strong></p>
  431. <p><strong>Ingrid Newkirk Has a Special Easter Message for You! Watch It Now</strong></p>
  432. <p><strong>What’s the True Story Behind the Easter Bunny? Watch Ingrid Newkirk’s Video</strong></p>
  433. <p><strong>Why Should Your Easter Be Eggless? Watch Ingrid Newkirk’s Video to Find Out </strong></p>
  434. <p><strong>Watch Ingrid Newkirk’s Easter Message to Help Kindness Blossom This Spring                                                                              </strong></p>
  435. <p><strong>Ingrid Newkirk Has an Easter Message to Help You Swap Out Rotten Traditions</strong></p>
  436. <p><strong>PETA’s President Has an Easter Message to Help You Spring Into Action</strong></p>
  437. <p><strong>Watch Ingrid Newkirk’s Uplifting Easter Video—and Share It With a Friend!</strong></p>
  438. <p><strong>PETA’s President Shares: How Can Your Animal Activism Blossom This Easter? </strong></p>
  439. <p>&nbsp;</p>
  440. <p>After watching Ingrid Newkirk’s Easter video, you’ll know the history behind the holiday—and how to help animals today.</p>
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  444. <item>
  445. <title>Enough Monkey Business! Tell FOX: Exploiting Real Animals on ‘Animal Control’ Isn’t Funny</title>
  446. <link>https://support.peta.org/page/65094/action/1</link>
  447. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Campbell]]></dc:creator>
  448. <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
  449. <category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
  450. <category><![CDATA[Animals in Entertainment]]></category>
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  453. <description><![CDATA[<p>Unlike Joel McHale, monkeys and sloths aren’t desperate to be on TV.</p>
  454. <p>The post <a href="https://support.peta.org/page/65094/action/1">Enough Monkey Business! Tell FOX: Exploiting Real Animals on ‘Animal Control’ Isn’t Funny</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  459. <item>
  460. <title>Join</title>
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  462. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Duffy]]></dc:creator>
  463. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
  464. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?p=916850</guid>
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  466. <description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/join/">Join</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  468. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/join/">Join</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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  471. <item>
  472. <title>These Experiments on Pregnant Baboons Are So Bad the Feds Have Even Stepped In</title>
  473. <link>https://support.peta.org/page/62641/action/1</link>
  474. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Campbell]]></dc:creator>
  475. <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
  476. <category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
  477. <category><![CDATA[Animal Experimentation]]></category>
  478. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.peta.org/?post_type=alert&#038;p=1088603</guid>
  479.  
  480. <description><![CDATA[<p>Pregnant baboons are repeatedly cut open in experiments at Eastern Virginia Medical School. The federal government has intervened, but we need your help to end these “studies.” </p>
  481. <p>The post <a href="https://support.peta.org/page/62641/action/1">These Experiments on Pregnant Baboons Are So Bad the Feds Have Even Stepped In</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.peta.org">PETA</a>.</p>
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