We are smack in the middle of this year’s National Animal Poison Prevention Week. Honored in tandem with National Poison Prevention Week—which was established by Congress in 1961—educators and medical professionals spend the week seeking “to raise awareness, reduce unintentional poisonings, and promote poison prevention” for humans…

The dissection of an animal specimen may mark a significant turning point in a young person’s views on ethics and animal sentience.  Throughout childhood, non-human animals are beloved characters in classic books and favorite films. They are the cuddly plush beings snuggled to sleep each night, the companion…

Demand that California companies stop testing products on animals! The California Assembly is considering a bill that would strengthen the state’s commitment to moving away from animal testing: 

Assembly Bill 357 would amend existing law to redefine a nonanimal testing method and to require…

Guinea pigs are many, many things.  Intelligent. Sensitive. Gentle. Highly social. Adorable. And, exploited. For centuries, humans have used them as experimental subjects in the name of human science – their use becoming so pervasive that, today, the term “guinea pig” is synonymous with…

We need your help to protect nonhumans exploited in Maryland laboratories. Last week, the Maryland Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment held a hearing for Senate Bill 495. This bill, as currently…

Watch now to see five evidence-based reasons everyone should support human-relevant science instead of animal experimentation: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y6H2AAUK28[/embed] If you find this video interesting or insightful, please share it with someone you know. The animal research industry operates behind a facade, but we know…

Horses have long been revered by humans, but this has not stopped researchers from sacrificing them in the name of science.  For much of our recorded history, and with accounts extending as far back as circa 130 C.E., humans…

Utah is moving quickly to prevent its citizens from being able to fight animal exploitation. The Utah State Legislature appears very keen on a piece of legislation detrimental to animal protection within the state. Utah Senate Bill 113, which has passed both legislative chambers…