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Actors James Franco and Kevin Nealon have joined PCRM to help pass the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act this year.

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NEWS and FEATURES
End Deadly Primate Experiments at Harvard

Tell Harvard to End Deadly Primate Experiment
Action Alert | May 9, 2012

Harvard Medical School has a history of neglecting, harming, and even killing animals in its laboratories, and the situation just keeps getting worse. PCRM has asked federal authorities to investigate for waste, fraud, and abuse, but the marmosets still at risk at NEPRC need help this instant.

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Talk Show Host Bill Maher Asks Congress to Pass Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act
Celebrity Letter | April 27, 2012

Talk show host and political satirist Bill Maher recently wrote a letter asking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, a bill that would end invasive experiments on chimpanzees.

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Public Health Physician Testifies Before Senate in Support of Bill to End Chimpanzee Experiments
News Release | April 24, 2012

Maryland's former state health secretary spoke before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works today in support of the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act.

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Congressional Hearing Considers Ending Chimpanzee Experiments
Dr. Barnard's Blog | April 24, 2012

Earlier today, Congress held a hearing on the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act. If passed, this legislation will end the use of chimpanzees in invasive experiments and release federally owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuaries.

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Billboard Urges Baystate Medical Center to End Lethal Use of Pigs
News Release | April 19, 2012

PCRM’s new “Animal Cruelty Doesn’t Save Lives” billboard and “Switch to Simulation” protest urge Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts to end the unnecessary use of live pigs in its trauma training course.

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