Abstract
A deal cut by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and animal protection groups is likely to cause significant changes in a new program to test the toxicity of 2,800 high-production-volume (HPV) chemicals. The agreement follows nearly a year of newspaper ads denouncing the testing program's use of animal experiments and the appearance of an animal-rights protester costumed as an injured 6-foot at Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign stops. The bunny and the ads are the work of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which led the animal rights groups in the negotiations that started in February. The HPV testing program begins next year and will be finished by 2004. The unique program was put together by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) under pressure from Gore. Announced a year ago, the toxicity screening program will be paid for by ...
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