Michigan bills H.B. 4881 and 4882 are giving cats and dogs used in experiments a chance at a new life.  The Michigan legislature is voting soon on two bills that involve labs giving cats and dogs no longer used for experiments up for adoption at animal…

In 2020, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), which houses the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC), had almost 2,400 monkeys at its lab. That’s a lot of monkeys. It makes you wonder: how can they possibly care for so many individuals and follow every procedure? Well, the truth…

Removing the name of a slavery supporter from a dormitory is a step forward for Emory University. But the Committee that advised Emory President Gregory Fenves on this switch made other important recommendations that deserve attention as well. In their May 8, 2021 report, Emory’s University Committee…

[embed]https://youtu.be/lJ5NQlHheK0[/embed] You might remember the devastating photos we uncovered last year that showed a monkey at Arizona State University (ASU) stuffed into a straightjacket and tied to a restraint chair. Sadly, he isn’t the only monkey suffering in ASU’s primate laboratory. We’ve caught ASU hurting monkeys yet…

If you’re interested in animal law and the ethics of animal experimentation, we have some exciting news for you! The Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Law School is offering an exciting online course The Law & Ethics of…

Imagine being suspended upside-down for a week. Your feet would scream out in pain from your whole weight hanging on such a small and sensitive area of your body. Relief would come only by shifting your weight to your arms, which can touch the ground. This relief, though, is brief…

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) imprisons more than 6,000 monkeys in its Oregon National Primate Research Center. [caption id="attachment_3532" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo from OHSU obtained by Rise for Animals[/caption] To fuel its sprawling animal experimentation program, OHSU receives huge sums of grant money from the federal National Institutes of…

The Pet Safety and Protection Act aims to increase protections for companion animals sold to labs. Last month, Representatives Mike Doyle (D-PA-18) and Chris Smith (R-NJ-4) reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (PSPA) (H.R. 3187, 117th). The PSPA aims to establish standards in the procurement of dogs and cats…