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The Cold War Is Over — But Not for Monkeys
Rise for Animals, July 15, 2025
The Cold War may be history, but its legacy lives on through the mass breeding and exploitation of monkeys in U.S. research labs.
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NIH Backs NAMS – Now We Must Guard Against Co-optation
The Rise for Animals Team, July 9, 2025
This announcement inspires hope for a cultural shift in biomedical research — one that elevates ethics and finds roots in human biology.
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Take Action: Support the Humane Cosmetics Act
Rise for Animals, June 18, 2025
This legislation would ban the use of animals in testing cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients and prohibit the sale and transport of animal-tested cosmetics in the U.S.
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More Animals Reported by Labs, Again
Rise for Animals, June 17, 2025
The USDA has finally released most of its 2024 Annual Reports for U.S. animal research facilities. Here, we've compiled and analyzed all the data for you.
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CCTV in Labs? Checkmate for Vivisectors
Rise for Animals, June 11, 2025
What if every laboratory, every caged animal, and their every scream behind closed doors could finally be seen and heard?
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Act Now: Demand Transparency from Government-Funded Labs
Rise for Animals, June 10, 2025
The Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (H.R. 3295) would enhance transparency into US labs, providing the numbers of animals held, used, and killed for research.
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Take Action: Give Legal Protections to Cold-Blooded Animals
Rise for Animals, June 5, 2025
The Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition (CARE) Act (H.R. 2976) aims to amend the AWA’s definition of “animal” to include cold-blooded species.
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Discrimination *Is* the Cage — Help Us Break It Down
Rise for Animals, June 5, 2025
Our work to free animals from labs is one part of a broader fight — a fight against institutionalized discrimination. A fight against oppression. A fight for justice.
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Tell Congress: Stop Funding Cruel Animal Experiments Abroad
Rise for Animals, June 2, 2025
The Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act of 2025 seeks to prohibit the NIH from awarding funding and support to animal experiments in other countries.