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The Lab Vet’s Job Is Not to Protect Animals
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, August 5, 2026
A survey asks Americans to trust veterinarians to protect animals in labs—but the lab vet’s real job is to keep animal experiments running.
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Inside the Poll Built to Save an Oregon Primate Lab
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, July 30, 2026
A new Ipsos poll claims Americans support animal research—but its sponsor, sample, and leading questions tell a very different story.
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No Sanctuary at Oregon’s National Primate Research Center
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, July 29, 2026
OHSU rejected sanctuary—and its alternative leaves thousands of monkeys in cages, experimentation intact, and nearly every meaningful question unanswered.
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Animal Researchers Got Basic Human Blood Science Wrong
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, July 23, 2026
A Northwestern study reveals that humans and mice form red blood cells differently—overturning decades of assumptions based on animal research.
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“Test Subjects” on the Dinner Table?
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, July 16, 2026
The fight over guinea pig meat exposes a deeper truth: every human-defined category—pet, food, or test subject—can become an excuse for the exploitation of animals.
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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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The Industry Is Fighting for Control of CDC’s Monkeys
Lindsey Soffes, July 8, 2026
The animal research industry is fighting CDC’s plan to retire monkeys to sanctuary, pushing instead to keep them in the research pipeline under the guise of retirement.
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Kevin J. Morrison on ALS, Hope, & Human-Centered Research
Rise for Animals, June 30, 2026
Kevin James Morrison, who lives with ALS, shares why patients, animals, and science itself need a future beyond animal experimentation.
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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.