ANIMAL PEOPLE FORUM | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | Activity https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/pcrm/activity/ Activity feed for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:18:38 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 954f6484db3e5bccc7728f2a74ed487f Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Doctors Urge Surgeon General To Shut Down U.S. Live Animal Markets https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29738 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:08:05 -0700 In a legal Petition for Rulemaking filed with the U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, the Physicians Committee—a nonprofit of 12,000 doctors—demands that U.S. live animal markets be shut down imm […]

]]> 0 5b467d0e11bd234b44f737f416875781 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Dogs at Wayne State University May Languish in Cages During Pandemic https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29592 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:56:49 -0700 In a letter to M. Roy Wilson, MD, president of Detroit’s Wayne State University, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine—a national non-profit of 12,000 doctors—urged the immediate adoption of all dog […]

]]> 0 fc6b567e7bd520e71b8a02669bccc53d Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Congressional Briefing on Ending Dog Testing for Pharmaceuticals https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27360 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:45:54 -0800 At a congressional briefing on October 29th, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the Humane Society of the United States urged Congress to task the United States Food and […]

]]> 0 c70be888e744c5b6778f99a6d24f4cc5 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Michigan Bill to Stop Painful Dog Experiments at Public Institutions https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26972 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 21:20:35 -0700 On Tuesday, Michigan Representative Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) introduced House Bill [HB 5090], which would prohibit public institutions from conducting painful experiments on dogs. Supported by the Physicians […]

]]> 0 444f80ad464059ed68537362def310ed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Is the Dairy Industry Bribing Health Organizations to Recommend Milk for Children? https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26828 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:25:04 -0700 Image credit PCRM.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit with 12,000 doctor members, has asked American Heart Association (AHA) President Robert Harrington, MD, to withdraw the […]

]]> 0 b1940abda26016a4ac0a5b3f5dec2d6d Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, EPA Announces Plans to Eliminate Animal Testing https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26605 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:49:20 -0700 Yesterday, September 10th, was a day to remember. Physicians Committee scientists had the privilege of participating in a signing ceremony for an ambitious new memo promulgated by the United States Environmental […]

]]> 0 377dde7f0ce460902683a3367366c939 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, University of Washington’s Lethal Animal Use Violates Federal Law https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=25954 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:58:57 -0700 Seattle’s University of Washington (UW) has reintroduced the use of live animals in its general surgery residency, following a five-year span in which human-relevant methods were used exclusively for training […]

]]> 0 1845bce85387174f666cd3bdc204b270 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Doctors Group Tells US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to Ditch Dairy https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=25867 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:36:20 -0700 The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit with 12,000 doctor members, testified before the 2020 United States Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on July 11. The group advised that to […]

]]> 0 4a61f9c1aae9f382b42b8de36dc773f9 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Doctors Oppose Lethal Animal Use at Brown University https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24800 Mon, 06 May 2019 16:09:17 -0700 The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a national nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members, is urging Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital to end the use of live animals in their […]

]]> 0 faed007eaeda33e1d41e4cb862422cfd Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Donating Tissue Saves Human and Animal Lives https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24410 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:09:15 -0700 Human tissue is critical for advancing scientific research that could help prevent and treat diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. By simply registering to become an organ and tissue donor ( […]

]]> 0 8ca8128b2323d2325b9123e23e4193b9 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, New York City Schools Adopt Meatless Mondays https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24010 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:05:04 -0700 On March 11th, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced that New York City schools are adopting Meatless Mondays, bringing […]

]]> 0 a3bd3d79e9de28f20403211da7cefe50 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Following USDA Complaint, Penn State Hershey Ends Animal Use for Medical Training https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23758 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:04:54 -0800 Penn State’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has ended the use of live animals for teaching emergency medicine residents, two months after national nonprofit the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine […]

]]> 0 2bc077960118a7f4f60c6ed32e64b1fb Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Landmark California Legislation Encourages Climate-Friendly, Plant-Based School Lunch Options https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23570 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:15:52 -0800 PUBLISHER’S NOTE: As a matter of policy, publication of content on the Animal People Forum does not imply that Animal People, Inc. agrees with or endorses the ideas expressed within. As a 501(c)3 charity, Animal P […]

]]> 0 a1af2bf4e7bed0e256fac424839fc532 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Brown University Medical School’s Lethal Animal Use Violates Federal Law https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23284 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:11:59 -0800 Alpert Medical School of Brown University is using live pigs to teach invasive procedures to its emergency medicine residents, in violation of federal law, according to a complaint filed by the Physicians […]

]]> 0 1383ec8d707f747d38ee22a8872ea4d0 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, How Eating More Plants Can Save Lives and the Planet https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23113 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:15:25 -0800 “Because food systems are a major driver of poor health and environmental degradation, global efforts are urgently needed to collectively transform diets and food production.”

That’s the urgent call from l […]

]]> 0 f7e1784b607a445520aaa87abdca4f1c Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Tackling Meat Is a Win for Athletes https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22925 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:17:15 -0800 Meat-free athletes—from tennis champion Venus Williams to Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton to Derrick Morgan of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans—have already proven the performance-boosting power of a plant-based diet. N […]

]]> 0 79a1f8a977efdce95e0221ad9c6a6253 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Penn State Medical Center’s Lethal Animal Use Violates Federal Law https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22618 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:00:43 -0800 Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is using live pigs to teach invasive procedures to its emergency medicine residents in violation of federal law, according to a complaint filed by the […]

]]> 0 9b7654dc4461ce2eb7c9af4993a0adc2 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, Houston School Trains Medical Students Using Live Pigs, Violates Federal Law https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=21503 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:07:56 -0800 The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a United States nonprofit consisting of more than 12,000 physicians, is calling on Baylor College of Medicine to modernize its medical training methods […]

]]> 0 fcb486b826412222e93977ca4b3eb0ff Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote a new post, California State Assembly Unanimously Passes Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=19948 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:33:41 -0700 SACRAMENTO—California lawmakers approved Senate Bill 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, sending the bill to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature. The bill passed in the State Assembly wit […]

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