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# SIU Cancels Plan to Use Pigs, Shut Down Deadly Experiments at Texas A&M, Global Cosmetics Testing Reform
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/siu_cancels_plan_to_use_pigs_0702140514/
- Published: 2014-07-02T18:14:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T18:41:50.000Z
- Description: A Physicians Committee newsletter reporting that Southern Illinois University canceled plans to use live pigs in emergency medicine training, plus items on alcohol experiments on sheep in Texas, cosmetics testing reform, a July diabetes conference and a benefit auction.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Politics, #vivvo-import

[**Meet Physicians Committee's Nutrition Program Manager, Jill Eckart, C.H.H.C. >**](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=SAXExJO8jUZwOjZETvGu-A&ref=foodconsumer.org)

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[**Victory! Southern Illinois University Cancels Plan to Use Pigs**](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=xHMXD5Hayw%5FXHmdLwSX7qQ&ref=foodconsumer.org)  
Southern Illinois University has canceled its plan to use live pigs in its emergency medicine residency program, a decision that came after the Physicians Committee spoke out against this unnecessary use of animals in a year-long campaign. [Protest and petition >](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=iEFOPk26Cmv9JmzZeO3M3Q&ref=foodconsumer.org)

**[Urging Sen. Cruz to Shut Down Deadly Alcohol Experiments](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=XH9ujrTYPxrS9zr7b9hcJw&ref=foodconsumer.org)**  
If Texas Senator Ted Cruz can shut down the government, then he can shut down deadly alcohol testing on sheep and lambs at one of his state’s flagship schools. [Billboards and tweets >](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=SqmgPHvtZvzpk7QXBQgm0Q&ref=foodconsumer.org)

**[Paving the Way for Global Cosmetics Testing Reform](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=kDVp7s3ChaJb4NnFEyjq6Q&ref=foodconsumer.org "Federal Fluffballs are in Session")**  
As more countries are banning the testing of cosmetics on animals, Physicians Committee staff recently spoke at the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation’s preparatory meeting to encourage this group of regulatory authorities to recommend a ban on animal testing for cosmetics. [Pushing for cruelty-free cosmetics >](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=YpKVqJcD3xol7Y6B8MQCrA&ref=foodconsumer.org)

**[Attend the International Conference on Diabetes](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=UUhqkh%5FvtcSUMFrQq%5FJ3gA&ref=foodconsumer.org "Attend the International Conference on Diabetes")**  
On July 18 and 19 in Washington, D.C., the Physicians Committee will host the International Conference on Diabetes. The conference brings together leading experts to share their research on how nutrition and diet can help treat type 2 diabetes. [Stem the epidemic, learn more and register now >](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=pXqkCOQIBDnPF7ciEfR0HA&ref=foodconsumer.org)

**[Online Auction to Benefit the Physicians Committee](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=-Qi3UlNYGzvQkD6lT5h7dw&ref=foodconsumer.org)**  
Would you like to get away to the Hamptons? Or Barbados? Well, you can have an incredible vacation experience and support the Physicians Committee's lifesaving work when you take part in our Passion for Compassion online auction! [View items and bid! >](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=eKyMouTf03UiGdQ9BIZM1Q&ref=foodconsumer.org)

**[Six Tips to Help Prevent Cancer](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=l8M4EBecxFi3NGsdGAk0xg&ref=foodconsumer.org)**  
Researchers with the Physicians Committee have published six dietary guidelines for cancer prevention in the *Journal of the American College of Nutrition*. Just in time for picnic and grilling season, the guidelines recommend eliminating hot dogs and avoiding red meat and instead throwing veggie kabobs and other plant-based foods on the grill. They also recommend eliminating dairy products and limiting alcohol. [Get the 6 tips>](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=X8XPXLHDknb7xFtRTIwtrg&ref=foodconsumer.org)

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