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The Clock is Ticking on Promises to Reduce Animal Research
Rise for Animals, February 3, 2026
Federal agencies keep making promises to move beyond animal testing—but they mean little without laws, deadlines, and accountability to back them up.
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Progress in the Fight Against Animal Testing for Sunscreens
Rise for Animals, January 29, 2026
In a quiet but significant win for animals, key provisions from the SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act are becoming law.
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2025 Shook the System. In 2026, Let’s Bring it Down.
Rise for Animals, January 13, 2026
Last year, giant cracks formed in the animal research industry’s foundation—so, this year, we’re coming for the collapse.
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Take Action: Support the Replace Animal Tests Act
Rise for Animals, January 7, 2026
The Replace Act would stop animal tests from being the default in regulatory testing.
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A Win for Animals: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Passes Senate
Rise for Animals, December 27, 2025
This critical bill pushes the Food and Drug Administration to finally align its regulations with modern, human-relevant science, and move away from animal testing.
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Cops Call Monkeys “Lab Rats,” Tase and Shoot Them
Rise for Animals, December 17, 2025
Police body cam footage reveals the aftermath of a "lab animal" transport crash: escaped monkeys were gunned down—despite sanctuary offers and tranquilizers en route.
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Laboratory Survivors Show Us What’s Possible
Christie at Rise for Animals, December 11, 2025
Beautiful moments happen for animals when people like you refuse to accept that suffering behind closed doors is the best we can do. Now, double your impact for animals.
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For Every Animal Still Waiting
Rise for Animals, November 26, 2025
This Giving Tuesday, celebrate a hard-won step forward, and recognize the animals who are still living the reality we’re fighting to end forever.
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More Americans Are Saying No to Animal Research
Rise for Animals, November 20, 2025
Polls show Americans increasingly reject a practice they see as “morally wrong.”