Corporate Bits | MGM resorts announces funding for panda vaccine program

MGM Resorts International announced last week that it would fund vaccines needed in panda reserves at the China Conservation & Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP).  The immunization program is run by Pandas International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing assistance to public education, research support and habitat preservation for China’s giant panda population.
Pandas International is a 15-year-old, U.S.-based organization that is currently assisting four panda centers in China by providing veterinary equipment and medical, hospital and laboratory supplies.
With MGM Resorts’ support, in collaboration with U.S. drug manufacturers, Pandas International will deliver over 1,000 vaccines to protect pandas in areas most impacted by the disease.
“MGM Resorts is proud to join Pandas International’s efforts to protect giant pandas, including those in China facing this most recent outbreak,” said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International.