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Fightin' for Their Rights
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First stop on the Midwest Victory Tour is a school district in Wisconsin. A concerned citizen contacted us after learning that the district was offering a kids' summer science course that included six dissections as well as an activity in which students were given a live rat to "care for" throughout the duration of the course. We contacted the school immediately about cutting out the old-school classroom dissections and to inform school officials that rats need constant care and compassion, not a summer course's worth of "caretaking." After nearly a year of persistent follow-up, we are excited to let you know that this course is finally history!
Our next stop on the tour takes us to a Utah educational nonprofit that was recommending experiments in which live goldfish were put in ice baths in order to cause hypothermia. Since the experimenters probably wouldn't do this sort of thing to Fluffy, the family kitty, we sent the nonprofit a letter outlining why it's cruel to freeze any kitten—including sea kittens. After hearing our suggestion for cruelty-free coursework, the nonprofit has agreed to no longer suggest shocking the nervous systems of these adorable goldkittens for classroom experiments.
Well, that's the end of our Midwest Victory Tour. See, it's not all beef-expos and pus-farms in the Midwest. There's some compassion for animals too.
Posted by Shawna Flavell
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Encouraging...keep up this important work!
"Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead
Posted by: Mary Cook | March 30, 2009 12:45 PM
That is good news! How did those kids at that Utah school stand watching those goldfish die? I was upset when my goldfish, Chipper, died of natural causes and yet they were unfeeling towards the cruel and completely unnatural deaths of those goldfish. How uncivilized! By the way, I think that the mouse in the picture looks soooo cute! It has the most ADORABLE little face!!
Posted by: Leah | March 30, 2009 04:15 PM
:( last year in seventh grade we put goldfish in icecube baths and im ashamed in taking part of this... this year i know am slightly smarter than last year and im def never ever using animals in tests!!! thanks peta for all you do.! you taught me and lots of other kids on how to respect living creature!
Posted by: Josh | March 30, 2009 10:19 PM
All beings are created equal.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | March 31, 2009 04:13 PM
Keep fighting little friend! You have a very clever look about you. They're bound to notice it.
Posted by: Saucy | March 31, 2009 06:32 PM
Who cares about the fish... not this company...
Aquarium fire causes $70,000 damage to Hillsboro business
by Tom Hallman Jr., The Oregonian
Sunday July 05, 2009, 5:39 PM
A small fire in aquarium equipment caused an estimated $70,000 damage to a foyer outside the president's office at Hillsboro's Bretthauer Oil Company.
Hillsboro firefighters were sent to the company at 11:16 a.m. after receiving an alarm. The building was closed and locked, officials with Hillsboro Fire and Rescue said, but firefighters could see smoke through office windows.
The building is connected to a warehouse storing oils, solvents and other petroleum products. More firefighters were called, including some from the Cornelius Fire Department. When they entered the building, firefighters found fire rolling up the wall and across the ceiling of a 20-foot by 20-foot interior foyer leading to the executive offices of the oil firm.
They doused the flames and contained the fire to that one room, officials said.
Investigators examined the scene and were able to view the company's security system which had a camera pointed directly at the aquarium. The video showed smoke rising from the support equipment for the 300-gallon salt water aquarium that contained numerous tropical fish.
Fire damage to the aquarium is estimated at $30,000 with fire and smoke damage to the building and contents at another $40,000. Company president Andy Bretthauer, fire officials said, reported the company will be open for business on Monday.
Posted by: Kellie | July 8, 2009 02:39 PM