AV Magazine Issue 2


AV magazine issue 2, 2011 Issue 2, 2011 AAVS + Advocacy FEATURES:

Campaigns for Lasting Change
The turn of the century has opened doors toward progress, as well as set new challenges for AAVS's work to end the use of animals in research, testing, and education.

Making History: Birds, Rats, Mice, and the AWA
AAVS tackles the shortcomings of the Animal Welfare Act, which doesn't cover 95 percent of animals used in research and testing.

Biotech Cruelty
A look at the growth of a controversial technology and AAVS's work to end animal suffering.

Animals Are Not Inventions
Two legal success, as AAVS challenges the practice of patenting animals as if they were machines.

Pets Betrayed
AAVS exposes and documents pound seizure of dogs and cats, noting a decline in the number of Class B dealers.

Humane Science Education Grows
Animalearn's leadership is evident in advocating for alternatives to the harmful use of animals in the classroom.

Solution: Alternatives
ARDF promotes advanced technology and alternatives development to replace animals in labs.

Cruelty-Free Progress
The Leaping Bunny cruelty-free certification program has grown by leaps and bounds.

2010 Annual Report
Check out all our accomplishments from last year. We couldn't have don it without you!


DEPARTMENTS:

First Word
Hope for the future.

News
GE Cows Produce Human-Like Milk; Safe Chemicals Act May Not Be Safe for Animals; Animal-Free Mental Illness Models; Great Ape Protection Bill Introduced

AAVS Action
Peaceful activism, speaking out for primates, and teaching teachers.

Giving
Help animals and foster compassionate students by supporting humane science education.

Tributes
Special friends honored and remembered.

Member's Corner
A rewarding path to AAVS.
Ending the Use of Animals in Science