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A baby mouse, its skin pink and translucent, curls up in a person's open palm
Baby Mice Wake Up in Frozen Body Bags
The Rise for Animals Team, August 18, 2020
When laboratory workers peered into a cage that was supposed to contain only three adult female mice—it was teaming with newborns.
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Water—cool and blue—sloshes and splashes
Animals in Labs Are Being Denied Water
Lindsay Oliver, June 30, 2020
A former animal care technician gives her firsthand account of witnessing the cruel practice of "water restriction."
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Loverboy, a melancholy rhesus monkey, sits alone in a sterile, cold, metal cage
Loverboy's Story
Lindsay Oliver, June 23, 2020
This is Loverboy, a melancholy rhesus monkey I met while working inside of an animal research facility. The highlight of my day was getting to see him.
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A medical-gloved hand reaches toward a timid mouse perched atop a metal cage
Exposed: Mouse Experimenter Suspended for Cruelty
Amy Meyer, June 12, 2020
You won't believe the long list of animal cruelty that got him suspended.
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A mouse, small and grey, looks into the camera
The Sac Rack
Lindsay Oliver, June 5, 2020
“It stands for sacrifice,” another lab technician told me as I eyed the sign. Sacrifice?…”
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A black cat—named
"Cry Baby" the Cat Needs You
The Rise for Animals Team, May 27, 2020
The heartless treatment of one small cat is just the tip of the iceberg. Riner and Associates has been hurting animals for years. You can shut them down.
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On a dingy wall, a dirty white sign marked
Peek Inside a Laboratory Building
Amy Meyer, May 18, 2020
You might be surprised by what you see.
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A rodent walks away from the camera
Exposed: Cutting Open Animals by Phone Light
Amy Meyer, May 7, 2020
Harrowing new story of surgical experiment shows how little experimenters care about animals—again. You can shut them down.
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A ferret holds on to the cage bars in front of him
Silent Sufferers
Frances Chrzan, April 28, 2020
Not all animals scream when they’re hurt.