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When the Cage Becomes the Killer
Rise for Animals, June 25, 2026
In a Notre Dame laboratory, 96 cage-flooding incidents in seven months led to 22 drowning deaths of animals.
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Charles River Tightens Its Grip on the Monkey Trade
Lindsey Soffes, June 24, 2026
Charles River Laboratories (CRL) has acquired a major monkey supplier, deepening its control of a controversial global primate trade tied to trafficking concerns.
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NIH Launches Office to Reduce Animal Use
Christie Hendrickson, June 17, 2026
The world's largest funder of animal research has launched a new federal office focused on reducing animal use. Could ORIVA mark a turning point for animals and science?
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Their Skulls Were Crushed. The Case Was Closed.
Rise for Animals, May 28, 2026
It's business as usual in the animal research industry—a self-protecting system that absorbs animals’ deaths, labels the incidents “noncompliance,” and moves on.
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Alpha Genesis Wants to Stockpile “Retired” Monkeys
Rise for Animals, May 26, 2026
They're aiming to keep monkeys out of sanctuaries and still within the research ecosystem: available, accessible, and stockpiled for possible future experimentation.
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TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Reject the Factory Farm Bill
Rise for Animals, April 28, 2026
Congress is poised to advance a bill that would override state animal protections, revive support for fur farming, and further entrench the animal industrial complex.
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Authorities Block Beagle Rescuers with Militarized Force
Rise for Animals, April 21, 2026
A second, larger rescue attempt at Ridglan Farms was stopped by force, exposing how far the system will go to protect itself.
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Baby Macaque Discarded Alive in Cooler at UW Lab
Rise for Animals, April 9, 2026
A federal record shows University of Washington staff placed a living, breathing baby monkey in a cooler, exposing failures in lab oversight and AAALAC accreditation.
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Days After the Rescue, Ridglan Peddles Beagles at ToxExpo
Rise for Animals, March 31, 2026
While rescuers were still watching twenty-two dogs take their first steps in safety, Ridglan Farms was setting up a sales booth.