BUsiness of Animal Welfare New policies from the nation’s top public-health agencies mark a decisive break from primate testing and a major advance for modern biomedical science. By Staff In a landmark move, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has signaled it will end its primate research program. The decision by the … Read more
Business of Animal Welfare
BUsiness of Animal Welfare Center for a Humane Economy demands online marketplace stop trafficking in deadly, illicit implements By Staff Writers At the height of the holiday shopping season, an investigation by the Center for a Humane Economy has found that eBay is openly hosting illegal cockfighting weapons and animal-fighting equipment, violating federal law and its … Read more
BUsiness of Animal Welfare Ridglan Farms becomes a symbol of the clash between outdated practices and modern science By the Editors When the Wisconsin State Veterinary Examining Board voted unanimously to suspend the license of Dr. Richard Van Domelen, the lead veterinarian at Ridglan Farms, the decision marked more than a professional sanction. It symbolized … Read more
BUsiness of Animal Welfare Animal protection groups say the platform is flouting federal law by hosting sales of deadly gaffs and knives used in illegal animal fights. By the Editors The online marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) is facing accusations from leading animal welfare groups that it is facilitating the illegal sale of cockfighting weapons, including … Read more
BUsiness of Animal Welfare First Puma, then Adidas set off successive stampedes away from kangaroo skins as soccer shoe casing for global brands By Wayne Pacelle In May, I made a presentation before shareholders assembled at Adidas’s annual meeting and was so pleased to hear the CEO express a commitment to end the company’s role … Read more
BUsiness of Animal Welfare The Chinese-owned pork giant is pushing to kill animal welfare laws even as it profits from sales in California By the Editors Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ: FSD), the largest pork producer in the United States, is leading the industry charge to overturn California’s Proposition 12 (and by default Massachusetts’ Question 3) … Read more