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Support the PREPARED ACT
Nathan Herschler, February 27, 2019
This bill would require research institutions to “develop, document, and follow” a contingency plan to care for animals that may be subjected to natural disasters.
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TAKE ACTION: Help End Animal Testing for Cosmetics in China
Nathan Herschler, February 22, 2019
You can help end animal testing for cosmetics in China. China, the world largest market for cosmetics, still requires beauty products to be tested on animals.
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President Signs Bill Telling USDA to Stop Killing Kittens
Mike Ryan, February 14, 2019
Remember how we told you that the USDA was killing healthy kittens in Beltsville, Maryland, just because they didn’t need the kittens after getting a simple stool sample?
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Discover the Best Tool you have for Exposing Cruel Experimen
Mike Ryan, January 23, 2019
The majority of Americans oppose lethal medical experiments on captive animals. That’s why perpetrators of the cruelest experiments go to great lengths to hide.
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Five Places Where Experiments on Cats are Increasing
Leila Arefi-Pour, January 23, 2019
5 U.S.-based facilities have the dishonorable distinction of having most sharply increased the population (or percentage) of cats being cruelly used as test tubes.
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New Bill Demands Agencies Disclose Number of Animals in Labs
Mike Ryan, January 7, 2019
The number may be as high as 100 million but we can’t say for sure without this law passing.
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Is the Food You Give Your Cat or Dog Tested on Animals?
The Rise for Animals Team, December 12, 2018
Many large cat and dog food makers test their products on animals, even though no law requires them to do so.
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Ending Chimp Research was "Right"—So Why Not End It All?
Mike Ryan, December 12, 2018
The NIH says ending chimp experiments was "the right thing to do". So why not end all primate testing?
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Sen. Booker Introduces Historic Bill to End Primate Research
Mike Ryan, December 12, 2018
Senator Cory Booker just made history by introducing the first law that would finally mandate a reduction in primate experimentation.