PETA's push for changes in USDA testing pays off for animals

Monday, October 19, 2009 - 18:07 in Mathematics & Economics

Washington -- Following PETA's call for U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) to adopt non-animal methods to test the potency of each batch of a vaccine, the CVB has informed PETA that three of the tests involving pigs have been replaced with modern non-animal methods. The USDA has amended its Web site to reflect the changes.

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