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First Children, Now Animals—Dead at Hospital
The Rise for Animals Team, August 24, 2020
In a Seattle hospital where bad air filtration is linked to the deaths of children, newly uncovered documents show animals are being killed too.
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Chimpanzees in Alamogordo May Finally Be Allowed to Retire
Frances Chrzan, August 12, 2020
Thanks to Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA], funding for the NIH includes a provision about retiring the chimps in New Mexico, and chimps in other research facilities
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Ferrets Can Barely Move at the University of Georgia
Frances Chrzan, July 30, 2020
The University of Georgia is studying the flu. They use one of the most common animals used in flu studies—the ferret.
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Cruel Experiments on Ferrets at VCU
Miranda Eisen, July 17, 2020
Once again, ferrets are being used in cruel experiments as means to an ineffectual end. You can take action to help stop this from happening further at VCU.
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Let's End the Suffering at Southern Research Institute
Frances Chrzan, July 14, 2020
Records uncovered by NEAVS show immense suffering at Southern Research Institute.
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37 Years as a Test Subject
Casey Webster, July 6, 2020
Tell Georgia State University to Release Hank the Monkey to Sanctuary
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Exposed: Violent Science at University of Kansas
Mike Ryan, June 26, 2020
The University of Kansas forces animals to fight—and calls it animal testing.
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Take Action to Protect Baby Monkeys
Christie Hendrickson, June 24, 2020
As a lover of animals, a parent, and a human being, I am heartbroken—and outraged—after reading about an experiment on baby monkeys at Emory University.
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Take Action for Rabbits at Vanderbilt
Casey Webster, June 9, 2020
A coincidental inspection and its ensuing reports have revealed the ruthlessness of eye experiments on rabbits at Vanderbilt.