Category: Veganism

Finally, the FDA questions animal testing


“The promising diabetes drug Galvus recently got turned back by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

About 5,500 patients had taken the medicine in clinical trials at that point, but the problem apparently wasn’t with them. The agency was worried because some monkeys who were given high doses of Galvus developed skin lesions. Humans who took normal amounts of the drug for as long as two years didn’t get the sores, but the FDA refused to approve the drug until it saw more testing in people who might be at higher risk.

The decision spotlighted an important unresolved scientific question: What do the results of animal studies really tell us about humans? That question still puzzles researchers even though guinea pigs, lab rats and their brethren have long been part of experiments.

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Panda Express – Not Vegetarian

The below piece is from the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) email news letter
http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.htm

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PANDA EXPRESS – NOT VEGETARIAN
from: VRG-NEWS, The Vegetarian Resource Group Newsletter
Editors: Sonja Y. Helman & John L. Cunningham
December 2006

Most of you have probably eaten at or at least seen the popular
quick-service Chinese restaurant, Panda Express. It is common to find them at airports and food courts. You may not be aware that with the exception of the steamed rice, their food is not vegetarian. Their website unequivocally states “we do not offer vegetarian meals.” Their food is prepared with a chicken base. For more information, you can go to their nutrition page on the web

http://www.pandaexpress.com/menu/nutrition.aspx

They responded to our email saying, “Although some of our stores are transitioning to using a vegetable broth we still do not offer vegetarian entrees.” If you would like to offer positive comments to Panda Express regarding your desire that all their restaurants use vegetable broth, you can contact them through their website

http://www.pandaexpress.com

Don’t Get A Rabbit

Don’t get a rabbit as a pet…..that is unless you have read up on what is involved with properly taking care of a rabbit and you have no problem with doing those things.

Rabbits can live up to 14 years, but many domesticated rabbits only live about 1 – 2 years. Yes, you read that correctly. Many rabbits purchased as pets are also abandoned. Domesticated rabbits do not have the ability to fend for themselves the way a wild rabbit would. Why are these things happening?

These things are happening because many people think of rabbits as being low maintenance pets.

The exact opposite is true.

Rabbits have many needs. Care needs to be taken with their diets and with the materials they are exposed to. They need to be able to roam. They tend not to respond to people like a cat or a dog would. They can damage furniture. They leave “things” around the house.

I am not trying to discourage anyone from getting a rabbit as a pet. For their own benefit and of kindness to the animal they should be made aware of what owning a rabbit entails.