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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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“Any Female Can Be Bred”: Researchers’ War on Female Bodies
Rise for Animals, April 8, 2026
Researchers subject female monkeys to repeated reproductive violation, exposing how animal experimentation wages war on female bodies.
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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.
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Shock, Suppress, Slice, Repeat: Inside a “Fear” Lab
Rise for Animals, March 30, 2026
Behind the clinical language of “fear conditioning” lies a stark reality: mice are shocked, retraumatized, killed, and held up as a model for human PTSD.
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Ferret Skinned Alive in Maryland Lab
Rise for Animals, March 12, 2026
A veterinarian noticed the ferret was still breathing—after technicians had already begun removing his skin.
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He Died in His Cage. The System Said It Did Nothing Wrong.
Rise for Animals, February 26, 2026
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.
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Ridglan Farms' Sales Appear to Be Crashing
Rise for Animals, January 27, 2026
Newly obtained records reveal a steep, multi-year collapse in Ridglan’s dog sales—and the decline is accelerating.
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Meet 264 Victims of Animal Agriculture and Animal Research
Rise for Animals, January 14, 2026
Factory-farmed animals are also research subjects. This investigation reveals how 264 birds were harmed by industry, universities, and the USDA—with your tax dollars.
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More Americans Are Saying No to Animal Research
Rise for Animals, November 20, 2025
Polls show Americans increasingly reject a practice they see as “morally wrong.”