by PCRM
We have some exciting news to share!
Thanks to you and thousands of other Physicians Committee supporters, Brown University has stopped killing animals to train emergency medicine doctors! Brown’s emergency medicine residents will no longer cut open the necks of live pigs to practice a single airway procedure before killing the animals. Instead, they will use human-relevant methods, such as medical simulators and cadavers, which allow trainees to repeat procedures and hone their skills without harming animals.
We launched this campaign back in January 2019. Over the years, we held physician-led demonstrations, filed a federal complaint, purchased billboards and newspaper ads, and built strong relationships with Brown students and faculty. We worked with Rhode Island legislators on bills that would have required Brown to replace animals and brought doctors from Rhode Island and across the country to the State House to testify in support. Actress and Rhode Island native Mena Suvari—of American Beauty and American Pie fame—openly called on Brown to change. And more than 100,000 of you sent petitions to Brown’s leaders!
Then, just days ago, Brown confirmed that it has replaced animals! The university now joins more than 250 other medical centers—including every other Ivy League program—that have replaced live animals for training emergency medicine residents or never used them in the first place.
Thank you for making this victory possible, and for all you do to support our efforts.
