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Yahoo
7 days ago
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Finlandia Vodka and SXSW London host luncheon in honour of Jane Goodall PhD DBE
LONDON, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Finlandia Vodka, in collaboration with SXSW London, hosted an exclusive luncheon yesterday to celebrate the extraordinary work of renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall and her Institute. Known for the ongoing research into the lives of wild chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania – now in its 65th year – and for the many programmes created to benefit people, animals and the environment. Dr. Goodall is author of many books for adults and children and has featured in countless documentaries, films including 'Reasons for Hope' the IMAX currently being shown around the world. This unique event brought together a select group of influencers and thought leaders to honour Dr. Goodall's lifelong dedication to conservation and environmental stewardship. As part of this special occasion, Finlandia Vodka is proud to announce a €30,000 donation to the Jane Goodall Institute UK, which Dr. Goodall has designated to support Dr. Jane's Dream – the Jane Goodall Centre for Hope. This exciting education centre is due to open in October 2026 and will attract thousands of visitors who pass through Arusha as well as serving the local communities. It will feature a series of rooms showcasing the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall and her Institutes and include a garden and theatre and the work of many African artists. "I am grateful for Finlandia's donation and their support and to be here for this wonderful lunch," said Jane Goodall DBE. In addition to honouring Dr. Goodall's impactful work, Finlandia shared with the audience the idea of new global brand campaign, "It's Soooo Fine", a celebration of living authentically, embracing individuality, and enjoying the present moment. Beyond traditional media, with this event Finlandia took an approach with a philanthropic twist, inviting a curated group of "friends of Finlandia", a diverse collection of thought-leaders, innovators, and visionaries from around the world to engage with the brand in a meaningful way while contributing to a noble cause. "We are thrilled to partner with the Jane Goodall Institute, an organization whose work we have long admired and supported," said Yannis Athanasiadis, Global Leader of Finlandia Vodka. "Jane Goodall and her Institute embody the values that our brand espouses, including authenticity, sustainability and longevity." About the Jane Goodall Institute The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global, community-led conservation organization founded in 1977 that advances the vision and work of Jane Goodall with 25 chapters around the world. Core programmes include the ongoing research into the lives of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, improving the lives of captive primates, other apes and their habitats, and empowering people to be compassionate citizens in order to inspire conservation of the natural world we all share. JGI uses research, community-led conservation, best-in-class animal welfare standards, and the innovative use of science and technology to inspire hope and take action for the common good. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots is empowering young people of all ages to become involved in hands on projects of their choosing to benefit the community, animals and the environment we all share and is active in more than 75 countries. About Finlandia Vodka Finlandia Vodka is a leading vodka brand established in 1970. It is available in classic and several flavoured versions. Two elements of Finnish abundant nature define Finlandia Vodka. Suomi (Finnish) barley ripened by a Midnight Sun that does not set for 72 days, and a pure glacial Finnish water. The result of this is a silky-smooth taste and a velvety mouthfeel. Photo - View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Finlandia Vodka
Washington Post
24-03-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
End experiments on dogs
Marc Bekoff is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and author of 'Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine.' Jane Goodall, an ethologist and conservationist, is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute. Every year, more than 40,000 dogs, mostly beagles, are used in research in the United States. They are often used in painful and deadly tests, and laws to protect them are minimal. We should end this betrayal of man's best friend. It's important to understand what dogs can go through even before they reach a lab. On Jan. 9, a judge in Dane County, Wisconsin, ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of criminal animal cruelty at Ridglan Farms, which sits just outside Madison. Ridglan is one of only two large U.S. 'purpose breeders' of beagles for experimentation. Ridglan has been in business since 1966 and holds about 3,000 beagles in huge, industrial sheds. It also has an atrocious record on animal welfare. Last month, the district attorney of La Crosse County was selected to begin the investigation. As the court's order details, inspections by state and federal regulatory bodies have documented deficient housing, untreated injuries and unsanitary conditions at Ridglan for years. In June, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection conducted a regular inspection there; because it found violations, the department conducted a follow-up inspection in September — and found more. The reports documented dogs limping with untreated foot injuries, lack of positive human contact and socialization, excrement in cages and accumulating on floors, 'stagnant pools of moisture,' and exhaust fans 'coated with organic material, restricting air movement.' Government inspectors have allowed Ridglan to agree to rectify such issues — only to have the company commit them again. Those and other violations were detailed in October at an all-day evidentiary hearing in the case seeking a special prosecutor. (One of us, Marc Bekoff, testified in the proceeding.) What we see, on videos captured by activists who entered Ridglan and rescued three dogs and in the inspection reports, is dogs suffering extreme psychological distress. An attorney for Ridglan did not respond to a request for comment for this op-ed. The company previously told a local TV station that it 'is subject to extensive state and federal regulations that govern its operations and [that it] takes compliance with those regulations seriously.' Ridglan is not an outlier. In 2022, federal agents raided what was at the time another large U.S. dog experimentation breeding facility, Envigo. The feds seized more than 100 dogs in urgent need of care. Envigo later reached an agreement with the Justice Department to close its U.S. facility and adopt out more than 4,000 beagles. In June, Envigo was ordered to pay the largest fine in history for animal welfare violations: $35 million. With this dramatic closure, only Ridglan and a much larger breeder, Marshall Farms in Upstate New York, remain. The latter holds approximately 18,000 dogs. Dogs from such 'purpose bred' facilities can cost more than $1,000. Dogs in the experimentation industry are routinely mutilated. Sometimes their vocal cords are cut so that their barking will not disturb animal experimenters. One of the most egregious revelations to emerge from Ridglan is its practice of 'cherry-eye removal' surgery. Current and former Ridglan employees say these have for years routinely been conducted by non-veterinarians and without supervision. The dogs are restrained while an overgrown gland is crudely cut off the dog's eye, with little — and, often, no — anesthesia, pain relief, bleeding control or after care. Removing this gland leaves dogs with permanently painful dry eyes. What awaits dogs when they arrive at a laboratory is often worse. They are used in all sorts of lab experiments: to test drugs, pesticides and medical devices, for example. Some are specially bred to have diseases or operated on to give them the symptoms of diseases. A common technique for toxicology testing is 'oral gavage,' in which a tube is shoved down dogs' throats and they are forced to ingest substances. Dogs rarely make it out of a lab alive. In the past decade, dogs purchased from Ridglan have been subjected to hour-long strokes, killing several and leaving the rest with severe brain damage; injured to simulate a rotator cuff injury; and sickened with a high-potency sweetener. All of the dogs used in these experiments were killed, either in the experiments themselves or afterward. All of these tests are legal. The Animal Welfare Act, which regulates both labs and breeders such as Ridglan, places no restrictions on experimental design or purpose, no matter how painful or trivial. If researchers claim that their experimental objectives require them to violate standards that the AWA covers, such as providing adequate food, water or exercise, they may lawfully do so. Even these requirements are limited. For example, under the AWA, dog cages need to be only six inches longer and taller than the dog's full body length and height; doubling this space eliminates the requirement to ever allow the dogs outside the cage. At October's Ridglan evidentiary hearing, one witness testified that, when he worked there, the dogs never went outside and were only let out of their cages to be transported to a lab. And these minimal protections are inadequately enforced. Multiple audits by the Agriculture Department's inspector general have found that enforcement of federal animal welfare laws is 'basically meaningless' and 'ineffective.' In October 2018, The Post reported that during the first three quarters of that year the federal government had filed a single administrative complaint. In February, USDA's inspector general released an audit of dog-breeding facilities. It found that a whopping 80 percent of audited breeders had not fully corrected previous AWA noncompliances, that 'inconsistent and untimely inspections' by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may have contributed to the problem, and that the service had not promptly responded to complaints — all of which 'poses a threat to the safety and well-being of the animals.' It does not have to be this way. Since 1979, the number of dogs used in experiments has been reduced by 80 percent, and Americans are increasingly opposed to the use of animals in medical testing. In 2015, the United States ended all federal funding for experimentation on chimpanzees, which effectively stopped the practice. We can end what we're doing to dogs, too. For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to be loyal to us and need our care. To use them in deadly and painful experiments is a profound betrayal of trust. Thousands of dogs are trapped in breeding facilities and labs. With an immediate moratorium on federal funding for experiments on dogs, and ultimately a ban on dog experiments, we can end this situation and begin to provide those dogs with the loving homes they deserve.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall to visit Oregon as part of lecture series
PORTLAND, Ore. () — Famed chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall is set to make an appearance in Oregon next month. She will speak at Salem's Elsinore Theatre on Thursday, Apr. 10 at 7 p.m. The event is one installment of a visiting lecture series organized by the Senior Advocates for Generational Equity, which strives to improve the environment, equality, education and overall quality of life for future generations. 'Significant tip' in 1958 Martin Family disappearance prompts underwater search According to the Jane Goodall Institute, the 90-year-old primatologist rose to fame while studying in Gombe, Tanzania at 26 — when she learned that chimpanzees make and use her own tools. Goodall launched her namesake conservation organization later in 1977. It now has more than 20 chapters worldwide, including some in Australia, Argentina and her home country of the United Kingdom. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'JGI's work includes sustaining the longest-running wild chimpanzee study in Gombe, providing expert care for nearly 200 rescued chimpanzees and other wildlife in two sanctuaries, championing community-led conservation through its signature Tacare program, and engaging the next generation of changemakers through Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots,' the institute said in a release. The organization started Roots & Shoots, its youth program, in 1991. The program now has several basecamps across the U.S., with its Portland basecamp established just last year. Goodall has other connections to the local community as well. According to JGI, she frequently visited the Oregon Zoo throughout the 1970s to visit its chimpanzee residents like — who are now in their 50s. 'That decades-long connection inspired designs for the zoo's new Primate Forest habitat, which opened in 2020 and is home to eight chimpanzees,' JGI said. Pacific Northwest Regional Yo-Yo Championship moves from Seattle to Portland Goodall's work additionally includes several books like 'In the Shadow of Man' and 'My Life with the Chimpanzees.' Her accolades range from the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which she earned this year. At the Salem event, she will discuss her extensive career as an environmental advocate. go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Prices will range from $30 to $70 for most attendees, and cost $10 for students. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Jane Goodall to speak next month at the Lyric Baltimore
Dr. Jane Goodall, internationally renowned anthropologist and primatologist, will speak at Lyric Baltimore on March 23 at 3 p.m. The world's foremost authority on chimpanzees, Goodall has studied apes in the wild in Africa for 65 years, making ground-breaking discoveries, such as their ability to make and use tools, not unlike humans. At 90, Goodall continues to address audiences around the world — sharing her personal experiences with chimps, championing environmental causes and addressing the perils of climate change. A matriarch of the conservation movement, Goodall has authored more than a dozen eco-friendly books, for adults and children. In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, since grown to 25 chapters around the globe. The organization works to inspire younger generations with an awareness of great apes and their needs in the wild. Tickets for 'An Afternoon with Jane Goodall' can be purchased online at or in person at The Lyric Box Office, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave. Have a news tip? Contact Mike Klingaman at jklingaman@ and 410-332-6456.
