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U.S. Military Ends Practice of Shooting Live Animals to Train Medics to Treat Battlefield Wounds

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act bans the use of live animals in live fire training exercises and prohibits ...
Stars and Stripes

Military ends ‘painful’ experiments on cats and dogs and stops shooting of animals in ‘trauma’ exercises

The shift is part of a government-wide effort to phase out the use of live animals in federally sponsored tests, studies and ...
WVEC

Military promises to cut down on use of live animals in trauma training

WASHINGTON — In an effort to save troops' lives, the military uses live animals during trauma training for its medics. But a new report says the U.S Department of Defense (DOD) cannot demonstrate ...
NBC Connecticut

Are live animals as college football mascots on their way out? A history of the practice

As evidenced by the sideline brawls and sign-stealing scandals of games past, emotions run high on college football gamedays. Sometimes so high that even the teams’ mascots feel compelled to get in on ...
Newsweek

Cat’s Habit of Bringing Owner Live Animals Takes Wild Turn

A Florida pet owner has been treated to the most unexpected of surprise gifts from his cat. Christian Lambert from Clearwater bought Jude the family cat as a Christmas present for his son. For a time, ...