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Animal Research News Roundup: February 7, 2025
The Rise for Animals Team, February 7, 2025
Here are all this week's biggest stories in animal research in one convenient place.
Species Spotlight
Species Spotlight: Tree Shrews
The Rise for Animals Team, February 6, 2025
These small mammals look like squirrels and "'true' shrews” — but they're neither! In fact, tree shrews are most closely related to primates.
Investigate
Dealing in Suffering: The Torture & Trade of Primates’ Kin
The Rise for Animals Team, February 6, 2025
Public records reveal that University of Alabama-Birmingham (“UAB”) researchers are destroying the eyes of tree shrews and leaving them to suffer in filthy cages.
Act
Feds Must Follow Science, Not Industry, and Protect Macaques
The Rise for Animals Team, February 5, 2025
Act now! Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques by adding them to the Endangered Species List.
Discover
Non-Animal & Human-Relevant Research News: January 2025
The Rise for Animals Team, February 3, 2025
Here are highlights in non-animal and human-relevant science from the past month.
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Animal Research News Roundup: January 31, 2025
The Rise for Animals Team, January 31, 2025
Here are all this week's biggest stories in animal research in one convenient place.
Act
FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Reintroduced to Senate
The Rise for Animals Team, January 30, 2025
The bill aims to revise FDA regulations to remove its requirement for animal research.
Investigate
Whistles Blown 4: Animal Researchers Don’t Do What They Say
The Rise for Animals Team, January 29, 2025
Here are newly-documented examples of what happens to animals in labs, as reported by insiders.
Think
An AI-generated cartoon illustration depicts a monkey hiding in the woods
Media Frames Monkey Recapture as a “Disney Movie” Ending
The Rise for Animals Team, January 28, 2025
Does the media really expect us to believe that monkeys are celebrating their return behind bars?