YJA Convention 1996 07 San Francisco CA Second

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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animals at New York University Medical Center, NY: "Crack cocaine is addictive and can impair complex behavior". Cost of this study: $2,500,000.
Alternatives:
Our first choice must be prevention. At present, we focus more of our money and research resources on symptoms rather than prevention -- an area of research with enormous unexplored potential to improve human health. For example, most physicians are not currently trained in preventive medicine. In the area of medical research, there are a number of alternatives available to modern researchers that are less expensive, more reliable, and ethically sound than animal-based research. In-vitro, clinical, and epidemiological studies, computer models, cell and tissue culture, CAT, PET, and MRI scans, are just some of the modern approaches to research available to scientists today.
For Further Information:
If you have questions about the issue of animal use in research and testing, or would like suggestions about a particular situation at your school, college or workplace, please feel free to contact:
Rae Sikora and Zoe Weil
Center for Compassionate Living
P.O. Box 1209, Blue Hill, Maine 04614
Phone: (207) 374-8808
Fax: (207) 374-8851
E-mail: ccl@downeast.net
About Rae Sikora and the Center for Compassionate Living (CCL):
Rae Sikora is co-founder of the Center for Compassionate Living, an organization dedicated to creating social change, through compassionate choices for the earth, animals and all people. The Center offers educational resources, workshops and helpful advice on animal-related issues. Rae has been a spokesperson for other species and the environment for over twenty years and has been featured on radio, television and in print throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Rae Sikora and CCL co-founder, Zoe Weil have written several books on these issues, and now co-edit Animalearn, a humane education magazine for children. Rae and Zoe have developed interactive workshops on non-violence, conflict resolution, as well as animal, health and environmental issues, and have presented these workshops to thousands of students at universities and high schools. Their workshop Jivan Sanskar, currently being presented to Jain societies across North America, was designed especially to address the issue of compassionate lifestyles for Jain audiences.
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