Silver and Chocolate Lab Puppies

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One Less Animal Lab: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Report

Earlier this week, the University of Minnesota Medical School (UMMS) informed us that it will eliminate the last of its medical student animal labs by year’s end. The head of the school's department of emergency medicine said that UMMS has "markedly curtailed the use of live animals for medical student education in Emergency Medicine" and "will have completely phased out their use by December 31, 2009.”

He went on to say that “our students are being taught using simulation models including some of those you cited in your communication.”Read the USA Today article on this victory.

Last year, UMMS ended the use of pigs in its surgery clerkship. The last hold out was the emergency medicine clerkship, which used sheep.


PCRM has been working to end the use of animals in medical education since 1985 when the majority of United States medical schools were using live animals to teach students. There are now only seven schools left (out of 159). The support of our members who write letters, send e-mails, make phone calls, and help fund our campaigns plays an important part in all of our victories, but we can’t stop until that number is zero. Thank you for continuing to help us advance medicine towards more ethical and compassionate practices.

If you have any questions, please contact: rmerkley@pcrm.org
Best regards,

Ryan Merkley
Manager of Humane Education Programs | PCRM.org


* The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.

[IMAGE blogged with permission: Originally uploaded by Martyn Doherty on Flickr - "World Day for Animals in Laboratories. Protest starting at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London. Saturday 25th April 2009."]

A Message from Ashley Judd: Save Americas Wolves

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Adopt an Animal Shelter: Volunteer SC!

Tweet in the City's Paula Lipsey hangs out with the adoptable pets at the Charleston Animal Society. Find out more information at www.charlestonanimalsociety.org

Volunteer at the Charleston Animal Society: Adopt a Shelter

Tweet in the City's Paula Lipsey hangs out with the adoptable pets at the Charleston Animal Society. Find out more information at www.charlestonanimalsociety.org .

SC - Please Spay and Neuter Your Pets!

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All puppies and kitties are cute! However, many of them end up homeless, abused, abandoned, or dead on our roads and highways.

Prevent unwanted animals. South Carolina, please have your pets spayed or neutered. You'll be saving lives in the process.

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