[ad_1] With soil temperatures up to 64 degrees, billions (maybe even trillions) Cicadas from Brood X appear in states such as Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, and Tennessee.Brood X’s cicadas appear once every 17 years and are known as the “Great Eastern Brood” due to the extremely high concentration and diversity of cicadas.Up to a billion cicadas PER SQUARE MILE! In fact, entomologists estimate the number of cicadas appearing at up to 1.5 million per acre! At that density, just 667 acres (about one square mile) could suddenly become home to more than one block. a billion cicadas!(For comparison, scientists recently estimated…
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[ad_1] One might expect the university to become a place of higher education and innovation, but small, fragile monkeys are tortured and killed in the laboratory of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) as part of an absurd attempt to study age-related changes in human cognition associated with menopause – which monkeys do not even experience !Holes drilled in monkey skulls, electrodes pierce their bodiesMost of the students who walk past the lab on their campus probably have no idea that the UMass experimenters, led by Agnes Lacrese, are performing invasive surgery on female monkeys. They insert electrodes into holes…
[ad_1] For 60 years, the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) has exploited monkeys in traumatic, painful, and irrelevant experiments with the support of the University of Washington (UW).The lab, which is one of the remaining seven National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs), is PETA’s longtime target for its horrific nursery-growing experiments.I witnessed the brutality of the VNPR at first handFor decades, I have studied how diseases are transmitted between and affect populations of monkeys and humans. In 2002, my job brought me to WaNPRC, where I worked as a primate scientist for 14 years, and then worked for almost two…
[ad_1] For immediate release:May 18, 2021Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 Norfolk, Virginia. – As kids today go vegan, speak out against animal cruelty, and come up with all sorts of creative ways to help animals in their communities and beyond, PETA Kids is launching its first Animal Contest Stars Match, is open to anyone 12 years of age or younger who cares for animals and does not eat, carry or use them in any other way. The winner will receive a shipment of delicious vegan cookies from Maya’s Cookies from San Diego every month for the year, a PETA Kids’ gift box…
[ad_1] In northern Virginia, there is a 17-year-old phenomenon called the Brood X cicadas. Over the past few weeks, sightings have started to appear on social media in many eastern states. These cicadas may seem a little intimidating in their red eyes and how similar they are to locusts, but there is no cause for concern.While the current pandemic may go away, people may worry about Brood X, which they haven’t seen in recent history, but in fact were here in 2003. The only difference? Social media was not so abundant that the public could post every appearance as it…
[ad_1] For immediate release:May 18, 2021Contact:Moira Collie 202-483-7382 Detroit – A plush toy lion named Dan Detroit travels from PETA to new Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, who recently joked that he wants to spice up training with a live lion, adding, “I don’t know if PETA is going. allow it. “In a cover letter, PETA explains that Dan Detroit can be a symbol of support for all lions – whether they wear uniforms at Ford Field or those forced to live in barren backyard cages are used as props for photographs in roadside zoos or beaten to make them…
[ad_1] There appears to be no state in the eastern region of the country that has not reported at least a few instances of Brood X cicadas. In fact, they even appear in southern states such as Tennessee. While there is no reason to worry about these red-eyed insects, learning a little more about why this phenomenon occurs can give some comfort to the most squeamish people.Fox Nashville is already shedding light on Brood X, a collection of cicadas that have lived in their nests for 17 years, but the loud noise they make is a clear sign that they…
[ad_1] For immediate release:May 18, 2021Contact:Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382 Seattle – Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) refuses to publish video footage from its secret children’s laboratory, but PETA has sued to obtain it and released new video identification of similar cells and experiments in other primate laboratories. It shows the devastating effect of ripping baby monkeys away from their mothers and experimenting with them.The video also shows John Gluck, Ph.D., a retired primate experimenter who trained in controversial Harry Harlow’s laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and who now condemns such experiments. Harlow was first announced and then heavily criticized…
[ad_1] For immediate release:May 18, 2021Contact:David Pearl 202-483-7382 Modesto, California. – PETA received a USDA report revealing a recent federal violation at Western Meat Processing in Modesto. In response, the group sent a letter this morning to Philip Talbert, Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of California, urging them to address the issue and, if necessary, initiate criminal proceedings against the man responsible for dragging the fallen conscious cow. at her tail off a truck trailer. The animal was dropped onto a concrete loading dock before being shot in the head by an overseer.PETA is also asking Talbert to…
[ad_1] For immediate release:May 18, 2021Contact:Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382 San Diego – As kids today go vegan, speak out against animal cruelty, and come up with all sorts of creative ways to help animals in their communities and beyond, PETA Kids is launching its first Animal Contest Stars Match- and local favorite Maya’s Cookies will treat the winner to a batch of his delicious vegan creations every month for a year. Anyone aged 12 and under who cares about animals and do not eat, wear or use them in any other way can take part in the competition.“PETA Kids is delighted…