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Animals Win as FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Advances in House
Rise for Animals, July 21, 2026
This bill to reduce animal testing required by the FDA is closer than ever to becoming law—and Rise for Animals’ supporters helped move it forward.
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Thousands of Cats and Kittens Are Suffering in U.S. Labs
Rise for Animals, July 9, 2026
Severed spinal cords. Forced cannibalism. Electric shocks. This isn't horror fiction—it's the grim reality for many cats trapped inside U.S. laboratories.
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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.