Animals Win in New York and Missouri; Wisconsin Continues to Lag Behind Last year had already been a banner year for PCRM’s live animal lab campaign. Six medical schools had confirmed the switch from live animal labs to validated non-animal educational methods. Then, in the last few weeks of 2007, more good news arrived: Both New York Medical College (NYMC) and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced they had ended their live animal lab programs. What you can do > Eating on the Fly With thousands of Americans traveling by air this holiday season, PCRM checked out the healthfulness of food at some of the nation’s busiest airports. The seventh annual Airport Food Review found that although some airports scored lower than in years past, more than 80 percent of the restaurants surveyed offered at least one low-fat, cholesterol-free vegetarian entrée. Read more > Aviation Consultants Detail Risks Associated with Covance Facility Hazardous chemicals. Fire hazards. Disease outbreak. These are all legitimate concerns for residents of Chandler, Ariz., where animal-testing company Covance Laboratories intends to construct a giant experimentation facility. Williams Aviation Consultants Inc., on behalf of PCRM, has compiled an eye-opening risk assessment of the future Covance facility. Learn more > Hundreds Log On to Food for Life for Diabetes Online Classes PCRM’s online video support group for managing diabetes is a huge hit with the public. PCRM offers free educational information on diet and diabetes and cooking demonstrations, along with group support, for anyone with diabetes—and hundreds of people sign on every week to participate. Learn more > They Asked for It: CalEPA Gets Earful About Animal Testing When the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) asked Californians how it should implement a new “Green Chemistry” policy for the state, PCRM responded: “Not with animal testing!” PCRM experts and many concerned California members submitted comments asking the agency to use non-animal-based testing methods. Read more >

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