Where
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Animals in
Laboratories
"The problem is that [animal
research] hasn't worked ... We need to refocus
and adapt new methodologies for use in humans to
understand biology in humans." -- Former
NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni
Court Ruling Suggests Chimpanzees Held Captive in Laboratories Could Potentially be "Legal Persons" with the Right to Live Their Lives Outside of Cages
Heroic Middle School Teens Educate Consumers on Animal Testing of Cosmetics
Alarming Increase in Animal "Research" Despite the Fact that Experiments on Animals Cannot be Extrapolated to Humans
How Animal Experiments Paved the Way for Similar Assaults on Humans
"About 99% of Animals Used in Research Are Not Protected by Federal Legislation and Are Routinely Subjected to Horrific Abuse" --Marc Bekoff
Two Monkeys Die by "Accidental Strangulation" at Johns Hopkins, Rabbit Perishes When Left in Cage Sent for Cleaning
South Korea to Ban Use of Animals for Cosmetic Testing
Members of Congress Question the Scientific and Ethical Justification for NIH Lab Experiments Subjecting Baby Monkeys to Fear, Stress, Pain, and Maternal Deprivation
Thirteen Monkeys Die from Overheating After Thermostats Malfunction at Covance Drug Testing Lab in Texas
Internal Records Show Pacific Biolabs Workers Placed Live Rabbit in Freezer
"The United States Must Be a World Leader and Not a Follower" in Banning Cosmetic Testing on Animals: Rep.-Elect Don Beyer, Virginia
USDA Files Second Complaint Against Santa Cruz Biotechnology for More Than a Dozen Animal Welfare Act Violations
Association of Medical Research Charities Compels Members to Publicly Declare Support for Animal Experimentation
Hendry County, FL Secretly Approves Primate Breeding Facility Without Public Hearing Required by Law
Doctors Protest University of Washington's Use of Live Animals in Invasive Procedures
Harvard Paves Way for Testing Alzheimer's Therapies by Growing Human Neurons in a Dish
India Becomes First Country in South Asia to Ban Import of Cosmetics Tested on Animals
Undercover Investigations by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection Expose the Reality of Life for Lab Animals
ALDF Sues University of Wisconsin Over Taxpayer Funded Maternal Deprivation Experiments on Baby Monkeys
Decades After Harry Harlow's Infamous Maternal Deprivation Studies on Baby Monkeys, Ned Kalin Replicates These Depravities at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Laval University is the Last Medical School in Canada Still Using Animals to Teach Surgical Procedures
Republican Strategist: "Concern for Animals is Not a Left/Right Issue; It's a Matter of Mercy and Justice"
PETA: "Awarding People Who Have Spent Decades Inflicting Terrible Pain and Suffering on Countless Animals in Experiments is Contrary to the Otherwise Progressive Values of the Nobel Prize"
University of Washington Board Illegally Reached Consensus on Approval of New Animal Research Facility Prior to Official Public Meeting According to Lawsuit
Laboratory Handling Ebola Cited by USDA for Numerous Animal Welfare Violations
SUNY Upstate Ends Use of Pigs in Training Procedures After PCRM Files Animal Welfare Act Complaint
Why, After Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Spent on ALS Research, Is There Not One Single Effective Treatment or Cure in Sight?
Bullies Like Ned Kalin at the University of Wisconsin Who Perform Abusive and Deadly Experiments on Animals Must Be Stopped, Not Rewarded
Even Though It Has Been Known for Decades that Smoking Causes a Wide Array of Diseases in the Human Body, Tobacco Companies Continue to Conduct Useless and Cruel Experiments on Animals
Taiwan SPCA Urges Government to Follow in the Footsteps of China By No Longer Requiring Animal Tests for Cosmetics
China Cuts Back on Animal Testing of Cosmetics
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Funds Cruel and Useless Animal Research in More Than 150 Laboratories, Squandering Resources That Could Be Used for Ethical Research and Prevention (Return to This Link for Petition)
Lab Chimps See Sun for First Time (Note the Unfettered Ignorance of Commentor Randy Janssen Whose Own Brand of "Maudlin Garbage" Allows Lab Atrocities to Continue)
Vietnam Will No Longer Permit Draize Rabbit Eye Tests for Cosmetics
Who's Behind the Company Breeding 3200 Monkeys in Florida for Animal Experiments?
Activists Protest Animal Abuse at UCLA Laboratories
China Southern Airlines Stops Transporting Primates for Laboratory Experiments After Years of Protests
Federal Inspection Finds UNLV Lab Failed to Use Painkillers, Administered an Unapproved Chemical, Used Another Chemical Improperly, and Failed to Notify the Veterinarian About the Status of Two Pigs which Died a Day or Two After a Procedure
PCRM Targets the Only Pediatrics Training Program in Canada Still Using Animals
Watchdog Group: NIH Withholds Evidence of Criminal Activity in Animal Laboratories
If Landmark Legislation Passes, U.S. Could Join the European Union, Israel, Norway, and India in Banning Animal Testing of Cosmetics
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) Introduces Bill to End Cosmetic Testing on Animals
Animal Testing Would Surge under the Proposed "Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act"
Handy Android App Tells You Which Companies are Cruelty-Free
Animal Aid Calls for BBC to End its Pro-Vivisection Propaganda
Animal Legal Defense Fund Successful in Preventing Santa Cruz Biotechnology from Hiding Names of Vested Interests in Laboratory Cruelty Case
India About to Become Second Country after Israel to Ban Animal Testing for Household Products
Lawsuits Fail to Stop PETA from Publicizing Gross Abuse of Monkeys by Covance
"Animal Experiments Don't Represent the Pinnacle of Scientific Achievement, but the Basement" --Neurologist and Public Health Specialist Dr. Aysha Akhtar
Must We Choose between Animals and Humans? This is Certainly what Those Who Profit from Hurting Animals Would Like Everyone to Believe. In Fact the Opposite is True
U.S. Laws, Etc. Relating to Animal Experimentation
List of British Health Charities and Their Animal Research Policies: Support Those That Do Not Conduct or Fund Animal Experimentation
Searchable Database of Cruelty-Free Companies
Thousands of Animals Die in Agony in Secret UK Defense Ministry Tests Exposing Them to Explosives and Poisons
University of California Sued for Withholding Primate Experimentation Records
British Government Still Fails to Act after Imperial College London's Animal Welfare Management is Assessed as Incompetent and Incapable of Preventing Regulatory Breaches from Running Amok
Harvard Medical School Fined for Repeated Animal Welfare Violations
UK "Secrecy Clause" Hides Animal Suffering in Laboratories
Veterinary Student Hannah Kellems will Transfer to another School after HSUS Investigation Reveals Animal Abuse at Georgia Regents University
Plans for Breeding Dogs for Experimentation Rejected by Yorkshire Councillors after 30,000 Sign Petition
Brazil Drug Testing Lab Shuts Down after Activists Free 200 Dogs
Amid Accusations of Animal Mistreatment and Calls for Tougher Anti-Cruelty Penalties, Mayor of Sao Roque, Brazil Orders 60-Day Suspension of Royal Institute's Business License
Rockland Inc. and Santa Cruz Biotech Among Worst Labs for Animal Cruelty
National Football League Funds Horrific Sports-Injury Experiments on Dogs, Mice, Rats and other Animals
Following the European Union's Ban on Animal Testing of Cosmetics, Australia's Labor Party Weighs Similar Action
No Evidence of Significant Medical Progress after Killing 45,000 Dogs and 68,000 Monkeys Over the Past 10 Years at UW-Madison and Covance
New In Vitro Research Method Using Artificial Cornea More Accurate, Reliable and Cost-Efficient than Rabbit Eye Test
Animal Models Have Failed in Medical Research --Former NIH Director
India Bans Cosmetic Testing on Animals
Be Cruelty Free and Humane Society International Launch Campaign to End Animal Testing of Cosmetics in China
Nestle and Other Food Giants Use Painful, Deadly Animal Testing Not to Assess Food Safety but to Make Health Claims about their Products
New Research Shows Animal Tests Are Poor Predictors of Human Response
Major Cosmetic Companies Mislead Consumers About Cruelty-Free Practices
The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Worst CEOs for Animals in Laboratories
Animal Testing on Cosmetics and Toiletries Banned in Europe after 20 Year Campaign
95% of Animals Used in Research and Testing are not Protected by Law. House Bill Aims to Close the Gap
U.S. Air Force Mutilates Live Animals for Combat Trauma Training Even Though Better Alternatives Exist
Persistent Animal Welfare Violations Cited at UCSF Laboratories
While 98% of U.S. ATLS Trauma Training Programs Have Adopted More Ethical and Effective Methods, Hartford Hospital Continues to Use Live Animals
Former Animal Researchers Show Why Experimentation on Animals is Unnecessary in New Documentary, "Maximum Tolerated Dose"
Why Do We Allow the Dregs of Human Society to Get Away With Murder and Call it Science?
Animal Abuse Alleged in Military Med Training
Number of Animals Used in Experiments Continues to Rise Despite Opposition
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Research on Animals for 2011
Progress Made Against Covance, World's Largest Contract Animal Testing Lab, Largest Dog Breeder, and Largest U.S. Importer of Primates for Abuse in Experiments
Environmental Groups Push Unethical Animal-Based Research
Four Staff at Professional Laboratory and Research Services Indicted on Felony Animal Cruelty Charges
Bob Barker Sends Rescued California Lab Monkeys to Sanctuary
Animal Testing Alternatives Lab Receives Good Laboratory Practice Accreditation from OECD
Invasive Chimpanzee Experiments Must End
Heroic Dog Wiser, Nobler Than Most Scientists
Victory: County Votes to Protect Animals from Labs