Portland: Protest OHSU for Using Live Animals

Please join local PETA supporters and fellow Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX) activists to protest Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) during its Board of Directors Meeting for its continued mutilation of live animals in their obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residency training program! Doctors-in-training at OHSU use live pigs as human stand-ins to practice surgeries as part of the school’s OB/GYN residency program, according to disturbing public records obtained by PETA. We are urging OHSU to switch to suitable simulators instead. Non-animal human simulators are available, in use by other institutions, and have proved to be more cost-effective and efficient, while accurately modeling human anatomy and physiology. In medicine, lifesaving decisions must often be made within seconds, so familiarity with human anatomical structures is crucial. Pigs and other animals cannot accurately mimic human anatomy. For more information and ways to take action please see: https://support.peta.org/page/49389/action/1 Please join us in urging OHSU to put an end to cruel OB/GYN training drills on animals now! HERE ARE THE DETAILS: WHEN: Friday, June 28th 12:30-2p.m. PST (Exact time will be updated when OHSU posts the time of their meeting) WHERE: Robertson Life Sciences Building, Room 3A001, 3rd floor - 2730 S Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201 (See map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GDvhFGDQn3DbZV2n9) Meet downstairs in the center of the large lobby/atrium area at 12:30pm SHARP and we will go upstairs together as a group. CONTACT: Amber Canavan; AmberC@peta.org or Racheli Holstein; RacheliH@peta.org All materials (such as posters and leaflets) will be provided. Please dress sharp in black bottoms and a black PETA t-shirt (we will provide one if you don’t already own one) and refrain from wearing open-toe shoes Looking uniform helps our message come across much stronger! Outreach events are a fun and effective way to help animals as well as meet local advocates, so be sure to invite others! ARCPDX Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Huvz3k-v_R41Qi80iF2ZXh88RetNiBh4qQBxjVgP9RI/edit?usp=sharing