Animal Rights

A New Tool Could Help Us Finally Eliminate Animal Testing

Researchers from the University of Leeds and Avacta Life Sciences have developed a new tool for studying biological molecules and processes, one of which could replace animal-derived antibodies.

June 30, 2017
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Category: Science

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Are Lab-Grown Meats Really the Future of Food?

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Lab-grown meat prices have dropped by 96% in just four years. Although they are still too costly to be fully scalable, this will soon change, and lab-grown meats will provide a real solution to environmental harm caused by livestock agriculture.

June 7, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Over half of world's wild primate species face extinction, report reveals

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Researchers warn of approaching ‘major extinction event’ if action is not taken to protect around 300 species, including gorillas, chimps, lemurs and lorises

January 19, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment

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Swine flu. Bird flu. Massive fish kills. Concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Recalls of contaminated meats, fruits, and vegetables. Recent public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. In Animal Factory, bestselling investigative journalist David Kirby exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms, and tracks the far-reaching fallout that contaminates our air, land, and water supply―and our food itself.

September 22, 2016
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Category: Justice

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Type: Book