Environmental enrichment does improve mental function in laboratory animals. Rodents and monkeys that get playmates or toys learn to complete a variety of tasks more easily, at all ages. They also have larger brains, larger brain cells and more synaptic … Continue reading
Our beloved friend Washoe passed away Tuesday evening, October 30, at 8:00, after a brief illness. At the time of her passing she was at home at CHCI, with her family and closest friends. Washoe was 42 years old, a … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan pities the poor vivisectionsists. They are the first to throw the allegation of emotion against us animal rights activists and the first to use emotion in their pro-vivisection arguments. Pot calling the kettle black, I say. Take … Continue reading
Reading yesterday’s New York Times the Grumpy Vegan came across two articles that each made seemingly unrelated points about animal rights. The first, “Today’s Harvest of Shame” written by a farmer and former president of the American Farm Bureau, discussed … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan wonders why this (“Flaws in use of animal tests for new drugs”) important development of research scientists using animals criticising the way in which animals are used didn’t receive the attention it should have. Surely, this isn’t … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan never had an opportunity to meet Anita Roddick but The Body Shop has always been present in my animal rights work. I recall when I lived in Brighton in 1979-1980 reading in the window of one of … Continue reading
