Read my ASI Diary report.
Two anniversaries involving the deaths of elephants 31 years apart occur within two days of each other in September. The first was a lynching; the second a tragic accident. On September 13, 1916, the elephant who became known as Murderous Mary was hung in Erwin, Tennessee. On September 15, 1885, Jumbo, the international superstar, was killed by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
Online Vet Technician Degree ranks the Grumpy Vegan among the Top 50 Blogs for Animal Lovers.
A recent study suggests that the chemical industry will have to spend €9.5 billion (US$13.6 billion) on safety testing over the next decade. This is to comply with European Union (EU) legislation (REACH) on chemical safety. It is six times more than expected, and worse than that, the tests may require an estimated 54 million animals.
EU tries to avoid using 54 million more animals published by the pro-animal research Understanding Animal Research
Or
The 7th World Congress on Alternatives to Animal Experiments in Rome ended with the issuing of a statement from the organisers stating that due to scientific advancements in alternatives, animal testing of chemicals, cosmetics, pesticides and drugs will be “totally redundant within 20 years”. They explain that the developments discussed at the conference, ranging from genomics (gene profiling), computational technologies and cell based tests, are sufficiently well advanced, that they could replace animals sooner than anticipated. Prof. Herman Koëter, one of the organisers of the congress said: “These technologies, bringing together so much more knowledge of possible adverse effects of substances on biological systems than we were able to detect and understand ever before, will make us consider the use of experimental animals for such purposes as extremely old-fashioned in the foreseeable future”.
“Animal testing redundant in 20 years” published by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.
On the 10th of September the European Court of Justice ruled in a case brought by the European Commission against the Greek government that alleged Greece had failed to enforce the EU Transport and Slaughter Directives. Europe’s highest court upheld many of the Commission’s allegations, ruling that Greece has failed to enforce EU animal welfare directives on slaughter and transport. The judgment found that Greece has failed to fulfill its obligations under the Council Directive on the protection of animals during transport and on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing. The case’s allegations were formed using information gathered by the European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO), which ensures EU animal welfare legislation is properly implemented and enforced. The FVO carried out missions into Greek slaughter and transport practices. The Commission recognised the need to act following key investigations by Compassion in World Farming and other animal welfare groups. Films produced by Compassion in World Farming in 1997, 2001 and 2005, which show widespread breaches of the Slaughter Directive in Greece, have helped lead to this significant Court judgment.
Greek government condemned for failure to enforce animal welfare laws
Cheap food is going to be popular as long as the social and environmental costs of that food are charged to the future. There’s lots of money to be made selling fast food and then treating the diseases that fast food causes. One of the leading products of the American food industry has become patients for the American health care industry.
