Animal Rights: the Debate’s Post

Last week I met some folks who had some understandable confusion over the law surrounding research experimentation on chimpanzees! It is, in fact, unfortunately still legal, in the US, to conduct biomedical research on chimpanzees. The only thing that changed in 2015 when NIH decided to retire its own chimpanzees from use in research and to discontinue support for research testing on chimps, is that chimpanzees have not been used in federally sponsored research since 2015. Private research companies can, and very much do, continue inhumane, inefficient, ineffective, and invasive testing on chimpanzees in private labs. What IS illegal, however, is to deny those chimps who HAVE been retired from federal research their sanctuary, as mandated by the CHIMP Act of 2000 which created and funded the federal chimpanzee sanctuary system. NIH continues to hold over two dozen chimps at a private facility rather than sending them to Chimp Haven where they, by law, belong - to live out the rest of their days in what can be as close to freedom as they'll ever have known. 🐵 💔

Helping the animals is hard work, and it can take its toll emotionally. 💔  Animal activists who practice Animal Reiki can use the tools they’ve picked up to mitigate compassion fatigue, allowing them to continue their mission from a grounded place. 🙏🏻 Watch our latest episode of Animal Reiki Talk for more on Coupling Animal Reiki with Animal Activism: https://lnkd.in/geVb2nKR

#HARAWeek: Join us TOMORROW, November 13, 2024 at 12pm ET/7pm EET for our Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week Colloquium Series event, "Should Animal Advocacy Avoid Causing Guilt and Shame?" In this talk, Elisa Aaltola addresses guilt and shame from the viewpoint of an animal ethical discussion. One of the claims will be that it is precisely the avoidance of these emotions which has paved the way to a society eager to overlook nonhuman viewpoints. Register here: https://bit.ly/4dNmSeV #HumanAnimalStudies #AnimalAdvocacy #AnimalEthics

I am very excited to share with you this new report co-written with Dr. Kendra Coulter which sheds light on the important lifesaving work humane societies and SPCAs do, not only for animals, but also for people and our shared communities. https://lnkd.in/g_daqG_U #animalrescue #spca #humanecanada

Animal advocacy course…

In case you missed it, check out our Q and A with Haley Larson, Ph.D., to learn more about animal health and what you can expect when you join us in one of our animal health programs. Read - https://hubs.la/Q02SM8xs0 #animalhealth #olatheks #learnsomethingnew #graduateprograms

As people spend more time outside on longer, sunny days, they may be more likely to witness and report animal abuse. Heartbreakingly, reports of intentional harm and beatings rose sharply last summer. In 2023, we received 11,742 reports of animal beatings - up from 9,990 in 2022 💔 Our frontline teams are working hard to rescue animals in need, but we can't do it alone. Support our Summer Cruelty Appeal: https://bit.ly/3VLiHus #RSPCA #AnimalCharity #AnimalRescue

Animal Ask needs you for 5-10 minutes tops. 🐟 🦐 🐛 ❤️ 📊 We are currently conducting an internal evaluation of our impact. To that end, we have created an easy-to-complete survey for animal advocates to help us determine how useful (or not) our research reports have been to you and whether they have influenced your decision making. ✅ There is no limit to how many advocates per organisation can respond. If you do not belong to any organisation we encourage you to respond as well. The same applies if you are a donor or work in the funding space. ❓ By completing and submitting this survey, you will help us understand how Animal Ask can better serve the research needs of the global animal welfare movement. You will also have the opportunity to suggest which research project you would like us to conduct in the future. 🚨 The survey deadline is Friday, September 6th at the close of business in your region. Thanks for helping us in our mission to help the animal advocacy movement. https://lnkd.in/db699hDJ

Happy publication day to "Animal Activism On and Off Screen"! This book examines the relationship between animal advocacy and the film and television industries. Leading scholars, activists, and film industry professionals critically analyse the ways in which animal activism has been represented inside and outside film and television programs in relation to the politics of celebrity, vegan, and animal activism. Get your copy here: https://lnkd.in/gWSZZfCj