Act News Articles

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.

While rescuers were still watching twenty-two dogs take their first steps in safety, Ridglan Farms was setting up a sales booth.

Despite evidence of illegal cruelty, more than 2,000 dogs remain inside the facility today. State and federal regulators have the authority to act now to get them out.  

A veterinarian noticed the ferret was still breathing—after technicians had already begun removing his skin.

CITES is poised to weaken oversight of Cambodia’s endangered monkey trade—despite mounting evidence of laundering and industry influence.

This baboon’s death illustrates how the current oversight system does not exist to eliminate harm to animals. Rather, it expects harm and exists to manage it.

When 13 of 14 speakers support a bill requiring validated non-animal research methods… and the only opposition comes from a biotech lobbyist—it’s time to follow the money

Federal agencies keep making promises to move beyond animal testing—but they mean little without laws, deadlines, and accountability to back them up.

In a quiet but significant win for animals, key provisions from the SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act are becoming law.