Here are the top three myths told by Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) about the commercial seal hunt:
Myth #1: The seal hunt is humane.
Myth #2: The seal hunt is sustainable.
Myth #3: The seal hunt is closely monitored and well managed. Continue reading
Things are not always as they seem! Scratch beyond the surface and the truth is always different. The concentrations of the atmospheric greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor – are undergoing net increases even though the concentration … Continue reading
Native Forest Council and our 2,000 national members know that public land logging provides short-term financial benefits for industry at the expense of economic and ecological benefits for the rest of the citizenry; it is therefore in the American taxpayers’ … Continue reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Apr 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Environmental Affairs Council, acting on behalf of the public interest, filed an action today with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC: 27.74, +0.01, +0.03%) urging the Commission to investigate Whole Foods environmental … Continue reading
Cosmetics on sale in high-street shops were tested on animals years after the practice was banned in the UK. Several popular beauty products contain an ingredient tested on live pregnant rats and their foetuses in the US. The ingredient is … Continue reading
Most of us who eat meat regularly would still rather not kill an animal with our own hands. So we have, for generations, delegated that work to others. Jennifer Dillard, at Georgetown Law, authored a new paper looking at what … Continue reading
The failure of Merck’s V520 HIV vaccine highlights a serious problem in HIV/AIDS scientists’ heavy reliance on animal testing. According to the National Institutes of Health, all of the more than 80 vaccines for HIV/AIDS developed using animals and brought … Continue reading