Animal Protection Institute

Mad Cows Urge Commuters to Choose Veggie Along San Francisco & Seattle Bus Routes
05 Feb 01 | will run through the month of February beginning the 5th as part of the Animal Protection Institute's "Choose Veggie" campaign. "It is easier than ever to adopt a plant-based diet," says Alan Berger, Executive Director of the Sacramento-based ...

Marin County Votes to Phase out Lethal Predator Control
01 Nov 00 | "By this vote, Marin County has taken a bold step toward protecting wildlife and ensuring that agriculture and the environment can peacefully co-exist," said Camilla Fox, Wildlife Program Coordinator for the Animal Protection Institute, a member ...

Shocking Exposé of the Cruel Trade in African Baboons for Research
01 Nov 00 | Yet, there is a hidden side to Tanzania - the secret but lucrative trade in wild-caught Olive baboons captured for research. BUAV investigators filmed wild caught adult baboons held at the site of one of the main Tanzanian dealers, Zainab Wild ...

China Airlines Stops Primate Imports for Research Move Praised by American and British Animal Advocates
19 Sep 00 | Sacramento, CA -- The Animal Protection Institute (API) applauds China Airlines for its recent decision to stop transporting nonhuman primates destined for laboratory research. A letter from China Airlines dated September 11 states, "effective ...

Former Research Baboons ... Free At Last!
27 Jul 00 | What: For the first time in the United States, nine male former research baboons will be released into a five acre free-ranging enclosure at the Animal Protection Institute's (API) Texas Snow Monkey Sanctuary. The Texas Snow Monkey Sanctuary of ...

Thirty Controversial Anti-Circus Billboards Blanket Los Angeles
14 Jul 00 | Los Angeles, CA -- Ringling Bros. The billboards, sponsored by the Animal Protection Institute and the Performing Animal Welfare Society, also encourage people to "Say NO to Animal Circuses."

Animal Protection Institute Intervenes in Farm Bureau Freedom of Information Act Legal Case
12 Jul 00 | Waco, TX -- Today, the Animal Protection Institute (API), a nonprofit animal advocacy organization, filed a motion to intervene in the suit filed in Texas by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Texas Farm Bureau to prevent the release of ...

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My …
20 Jun 00 | SACRAMENTO -- Incidents with exotic animals -- lions, tigers, bears, reptiles, monkeys -- kept as "pets" are becoming more prevalent in the United States. The site also includes a list of the various state and local laws governing the possession ...

New Public Service Announcements Offer Humane Tips for Living with Coyotes
05 Jun 00 | The Animal Protection Institute (API) is offering Public Service Announcements and safety brochures with tips on how people can avoid problems with coyotes, as a part of its Humane Ways to Live with Wildlife campaign. API has a variety of ...

Research Baboons Retire to Sanctuary
31 Mar 00 | WHO: Approximately 10 baboons formerly used for blood research -- and human spokespersons for the Animal Protection Institute (API)'s Texas Snow Monkey Sanctuary. WHAT: Arrival of 10 recently retired research baboons from the Boston University ...

Proposed Rule to Permit Hunting and Trapping of Bobcats in Pennsylvania Challenged
16 Mar 00 | SACRAMENTO -- The Animal Protection Institute (API), a national non-profit animal advocacy organization based in Sacramento, CA proudly announces that the Texas Snow Monkey Sanctuary (TSMS) of Dilley, TX is now operating as a division of API. ...

Texas Snow Monkey Sanctuary Merges into Animal Protection Institute
03 Mar 00 | SACRAMENTO -- The Animal Protection Institute (API), a national non-profit animal advocacy organization based in Sacramento, CA proudly announces that the Texas Snow Monkey Sanctuary (TSMS) of Dilley, TX is now operating as a division of API. The ...

New Cost-Benefit Analysis Shows Animal-to-Human Transplants Likely to Skyrocket the Number of Uninsured
15 Oct 99 | VALENCIA, SPAIN - A cost/benefit analysis of projected animal-to-human transplants conducted by the Animal Protection Institute (API) reveals the costs for this controversial experimental procedure would place overwhelming pressures on private and...

Poll: Americans Strongly Oppose Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges
12 Oct 99 | SACRAMENTO - A national public opinion survey conducted by Decision Research for the Animal Protection Institute (API) reveals that Americans are strongly opposed to the trapping of wild animals on National Wildlife Refuges. - Nearly four of five...

Orphaned Bears Return to the Wild
24 Sep 99 | WHAT: The "brother bears" will be returned to the wild in Northern California now that their rehabilitation is completed. BACKGROUND: This is the fourth collaborative bear rescue and release effort by the Animal Protection Institute (API), the ...

Sears Drops Ringling Bros. Circus Sponsorship
14 Jan 99 | Sacramento, CA -- The Animal Protection Institute (API) today applauded Sears, Roebuck and Co. for ending its sponsorship of the Ringling Bros. "We applaud the decision by Sears and expect other sponsors to follow suit," said Dena Jones, API's ...