An Act Protecting Research Animals—also known as the “Beagle Bill”—was signed into law on Thursday by Governor Charlie Baker. The Beagle Bill requires Massachusetts research and testing facilities to offer healthy, “retired” dogs and cats for placement through animal rescue organizations, rather than automatically killing them. Not only do dogs…

We could not be happier for the 4,000 beagles who are being rescued from Envigo’s breeding facility in Virginia – thanks to this huge effort, these deserving beings will not be sold as test subjects to labs across the country.  But, for the almost 50,000 dogs…

New legislation will put our ability to end cosmetic animal testing at risk—but you can do something about it.  On June 14, 2022, the FDA Safety & Landmark Advancements Act (FDASLA) (S. 4348) advanced through the Senate Committee on Health, Education,…

On a bright summer morning, Cooper the dog awakes with a satisfying stretch, his four sleek legs pressed toward the ceiling. His long tail thumping and batlike ears flapping, Cooper rises and excitedly bounds around the room. [caption id="attachment_1949" align="alignleft" width="1024"] At left, Cooper holds a toy pumpkin in his…

Science should be both ethical and effective. The good news is we can have it both ways!  Recently, the FDA Modernization Act of 2021 (H.R. 2565) was introduced to Congress. This bill aims to “amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow manufacturers…

Before your shampoo made it to your shower and your lip balm made it to your pocket, there’s a chance their ingredients were tested on animals. Methods of animal experiments in the cosmetics industry commonly include: Eye irritant tests wherein substances are dropped into the eyes of restrained rabbits Skin…