Tell the Food and Drug Administration to support synthetic alternatives to
horseshoe crab blood.TAKE ACTION
[[link removed]]


[[link removed]]TELL THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO APPROVE SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO HORSESHOE
CRAB BLOOD FOR TESTING VACCINES.
[{CAMPAIGNPAGE_URL~57613~[link removed]}]
John,

The red knot, a migratory shorebird, relies on horseshoe crab eggs for
sustenance during their 9,000 mile-long journey. But overharvesting of horseshoe crabs for a chemical compound found in their
blood threatens this imperiled bird.

Tell the Food and Drug Administration to protect red knots by supporting a wider
use of synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood.
[[link removed]]

SAVE RED KNOTS
[[link removed]]

Horseshoe crab blood is used to identify bacterial contaminants in vaccines and
injectable medicines. Every year hundreds of thousands of crabs are bled,
killing up to 30 percent of them. In addition to habitat loss, this
unsustainable overharvesting threatens to push the species—and the red knots
that rely on them—to the brink of extinction.

Although horseshoe crab blood has served a vital role in testing life-saving
vaccines in the past, proven and safe synthetic alternatives provide a brighter
future for this prehistoric species and the birds that rely on them. John, will you speak out for red knots and
horseshoe crabs today?
[[link removed]]

As the world ramps up production of vaccines to curb the COVID-19 pandemic,
pressure on horseshoe crab populations could increase. But this urgent public
health need doesn’t have to harm wildlife: synthetic alternatives have been used
safely and successfully in the creation of more than 200 pharmaceutical
products. Bleeding horseshoe crabs is no longer necessary to protect human health.

Now is the time for the Food and Drug Administration to support pharmaceutical
companies adopting wildlife-friendly alternatives.
[[link removed]]

Thank you for all you do for wildlife,

Zach Cockrum
Advisor, Marine Fisheries
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund

DONATE
[[link removed]]

Join the Conversation [[link removed]] [[link removed]] Sign Up
[[link removed]] Contact Us [[link removed]] Privacy Policy
[[link removed]] NWFActionFund.org [[link removed]] © 2020 The National Wildlife Federation Action Fund
The National Wildlife Federation Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) non-profit
organization
PO Box 1583, Merrifield, VA 22116-1583 View in Browser [[link removed]] | Unsubscribe [[link removed]]