At the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry Chair Ned H. Kalin, M.D. is removing newborn rhesus monkeys from their mothers and putting them in isolation for the first seven weeks of their lives. He plans to expose the infant monkeys to numerous frightening experiences, including being in close [...]
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The raw foods movement, long considered an obscure offshoot of the vegan lifestyle, is entering the mainstream. From crackers to coconut water, labels touting “raw” are popping up on the shelves of not only health food stores but in conventional supermarkets and groceries as well. These products claim to be more healthful than their more [...]
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A critical vote is coming up in mid-July that could determine the future of horse slaughter in the United States. The House of Representatives will consider the Agriculture Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2013 containing the Moran Amendment, which prohibits federal spending for USDA inspections of horse slaughter facilities. Stopping allocations in the agricultural budget [...]
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