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Animal Testing Lab in Oklahoma Closes, Now Being Transformed into Sanctuary for Rescued Lab Animals
The 30-acre lab closed after decades spent experimenting on dogs and cats. Now, an animal welfare charity has stepped in to make the space into an animal sanctuary for ex-lab animals.
Primate Experiment Centers in US Set to Receive Additional $30 Million in Taxpayer Funds This Year
The controversial animal testing centers will receive the huge sum to expand their operations, despite multiple welfare issues that have led to monkey injuries and deaths.
Could This AI-based Testing Alternative Help Get Animals Out of Laboratory Research?
Digital Animal Replacement Technology uses human stem cells, a digital workstation, and artificial intelligence to predict drug safety.
Sri Lanka is Considering Selling 100,000 Endangered Macaques to China
The proposal to export toque macaques to China for use in zoos has raised concerns among animal protection groups, who fear that the primates may be used for medical research purposes due to the high demand.
US Shipment Of Illegally Imported Monkeys For Medical Research Leaves Over 1,000 Endangered Macaques At Risk Of Death Or Trafficking
Charles River Laboratories intends to send the juvenile macaques back to Cambodia, despite calls from PETA and Born Free USA to release the monkeys to a sanctuary.
Victory! Mandatory Animal Testing Scrapped by FDA Modernization Act 2.0
The groundbreaking decision will allow the use of alternative methods to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a new drug, ending a decades-old federal mandate that required animal testing.
Victory! New York Becomes the Tenth State to Ban Cosmetics Tested on Animals
The groundbreaking victory for animals comes after nearly 2,000 Species Unite supporters called on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act into law.
Cambodian Wildlife Official Arrested In US for Trafficking Macaques for Medical Research
Eight people, including a Cambodian wildlife official, have been arrested by federal prosecutors for their alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar smuggling ring to export endangered monkeys for use in medical research in the US.
Animal Dissection in School Classrooms is "Unnecessary", New Report Shows
More than ten million animals are killed and dissected for the school curriculum in the United States every year, despite safer and more effective teaching methods available, including interactive digital dissection software and synthetic dissectible models.
The US Army is Secretly Shooting Dogs and Cats For Medical Research
The Army Medical Research and Development Command has secretly allowed the shooting of cats and dogs so that researchers can study their wounds, despite the practice being prohibited since 1983.
Will Europe Listen to the 1.4 Million People Who’ve Called for an End to Cosmetic Animal Testing?
For the second time in seven years, more than one million EU citizens have signed the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) to end the use of animals in cosmetic and chemical tests.
‘Virtual Fish’ Could Save Animals from Chemical Toxicity Tests
Scientists in Switzerland are developing a groundbreaking biomedical research method that doesn’t expose live fish to cruel laboratory experiments.
Medical Research Pushes The Long-Tailed Macaque into the Category of “Endangered” Status For The First Time
The demand for primates in international laboratories is fueling unprecedented levels of hunting and trapping, causing wild macaque populations to plummet drastically.
4,000 Beagles are Looking for their Forever Homes after Being Rescued from "Horror" Medical Research Breeding Facility
If you're interested in adopting or fostering a beagle from the Envigo facility, you can contact one of the shelter or rescue partners of The Humane Society of the United States.
Air France Vows to Stop Shipping Monkeys to Laboratories
The major airline, which has long played a significant role in transporting non-human primates for research, has announced that it will stop doing so as soon as its current contractual commitments come to an end.
This New 3D Bioprinting Method Could Help Save the 100 Million Animals Tested on in the US Each Year
The project is focusing on fabricating human skin using a novel bioprinting technology based on patterned laser light sheets.
Emergency Order Issued Against Beagle-Breeding Facility Responsible for “Chilling” Animal Abuse
Regulators said the site was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of beagle puppies who were being bred for medical research.
Cruel, Unethical, and Dangerous To Humans: Why Animal Testing Must End Now
Calls for an end to animal testing are louder than ever, as more than 100 million dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, and other animals are used in US experiments every year.