Did you know? Horseshoe crabs are among the Earth's most ancient animals, dating back to even before the dinosaurs. Yet tragically, each year the biomedical industry “harvests” nearly a million horseshoe crabs to drain their blood. That blood is used in pharmaceuticals that save human lives — but at a terrible cost to the crabs and the species that depend on them. With their populations at historically low levels, these critters need relief fast. Luckily a synthetic alternative to horseshoe crab blood already exists that has been found to be safer, just as effective, more widely available and even more cost-effective. Join us in telling the U.S. Pharmacopeia that you support the safer and more sustainable synthetic alternative to meds from #horseshoecrab blood. Visit the link in our bio to sign the petition.