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Ask Your Senators to Crush Cruelty!
Thanks to your letters, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 5566, also known as the Crush Act, by an astounding vote of 416 to 3. This bill aims to wipe out an industry that profits from the maiming and killing of small animals in , 2010-07-29. Take Action » Help Protect Great Apes!
The Great Ape Protection Act is monumental legislation that would end invasive research on all great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans). Please contact your U.S. Representative and encourage him/her to co-sponsor this important bil , 2010-05-20. Take Action » CT Residents: Help Make Connecticut the 11th State to Enact a Dissection Choice Law!
Animalearn, the education division of the American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS), needs your help to pass legislation that will give Connecticut students the right to choose an alternative to dissection! 
, 2010-04-19. Take Action » Tell NASA to Ground Radiation Experiments on Monkeys
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced its plan to subject squirrel monkeys to radiation similar to that in space, claiming that the experiments are needed if the agency ever hopes to send a mission to Mars. As pa , 2010-03-29. Take Action » Tell the USDA: Dogs are in Danger
Previously, we told our readers about R&R Research, a Michigan-based random source Class B animal dealer that has repeatedly violated the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), putting the welfare of animals at serious risk. For example, while housed at R& , 2010-02-02. Take Action » Dogs and Cats Need Your Help: Urge Support for the Pet Safety and Protection Act
In past issues of the Activate, we introduced our readers to Cruella, a shepherd mix from a small town in Michigan who was found wandering, wearing a purple collar and chain. Cruella was taken to a local pound and was later given to a random source C , 2009-11-18. Take Action » Encourage USDA to Shut Down R&R Research
Based in Howard City, Michigan, R&R Research (R&R) is a Class B animal dealer that sells random source cats and dogs to research facilities. R&R has received multiple Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations, including several incidents where , 2009-06-30. Take Action » Congress Must Act to Protect Former Pets From Research
The National Academies' Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, which advises the federal government and the public on issues related to the use of animals in research, recently released a report entitled “Scientific and Humane Issues in , 2009-06-03. Take Action » No Profit for Pain: Deny License Renewals for AWA Violators
For years there has been intense public scrutiny regarding random-source animal brokers called Class B dealers and their methods of obtaining dogs and cats, as well as the care and treatment they provide animals at their facilities. Congress has also , 2009-05-22. Take Action » MI Residents: Help Stop the Sale of Shelter Animals to Research
Michigan legislators are now considering legislation that would prohibit the purchase or sale of animals from shelters to research facilities.  This important legislation introduced by Representative John Espinoza (D-83), H.B. 4663, will ensure , 2009-03-27. Take Action » Make a New Year's Resolution You Can Keep: Take the Leap to Cruelty-Free Products!
We all make New Year's resolutions to help better ourselves, but why not make one to help animals, too? Hundreds of thousands of animals, including rabbits, mice, and rats, suffer in unnecessary experiments to test cosmetic and household products , 2008-12-29. Take Action » Animal Casualties: In the Line of Military Fire
While some may argue that the U.S. has one of the strongest, most technically advanced militaries in the world, it continues to embrace archaic teaching and combat training methods that involve the lethal use of animals. Despite the availability of s , 2008-10-15. Take Action » Ask Clinique to Join the Leaping Bunny Program
On its website, Clinique, a company that produces high-end cosmetics and perfumes, states that it does not test its products on animals or ask others to test on its behalf. With the countless number of animals used in toxicity testing today, this is , 2008-08-04. Take Action » Mars Candy, Anything But Sweet
Over the past year, there has been mounting evidence that Mars, Inc., manufacturer of candy, including M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Three Musketeers, Starburst, and Skittles, is funding deadly animal experiments, despite the fact that no law requir , 2008-08-04. Take Action » Animal Cruelty is Not for Sale: Support the Animal Protection Accountability Improvement Act!
The Animal Protection Accountability Improvement Act would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the use of live animals for marketing medical devices. Please contact your U.S. Representative and ask him/her to co-sponsor this im , 2008-08-04. Take Action » See What McDonald's is Made Of
Will McDonald's be made of clones? As part of the company's recently launched “See What We're Made Of” campaign, consumers are invited to learn about the ingredients that make up McDonald's menu. , 2008-06-13. Take Action »



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