One of the highlights of the conference was the promotion of non-animal dissection methods, such as the revolutionary SynFrog and cutting-edge computer simulations. The best part? Thanks to PETA’s generous donors, TeachKind Science’s pilot program distributes these resources to qualifying schools free of charge.

Before the end of this year, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health. If confirmed, she faces a dire situation: The life expectancy of Americans has dropped to 76.4 years — the lowest in two decades and below that of all other high-income nations.