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The Sordid Self-Policing of the Animal Research Industry
Rise for Animals, March 21, 2024
In this exposé, we lay bare how USDA, NIH, and AAALAC Int'l work in tandem to quietly self-police an entire animal-exploiting industry and protect its sordid interests.
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Take Action for Helen: Part 6—Sentience
The Rise for Animals Team, November 16, 2022
Humans and animals are both alike and different, rendering our experimentation on non-humans wrong both practically and ethically.
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Take Action for Helen: Part 5—Resistance
The Rise for Animals Team, November 9, 2022
Laboratory records are filled with determined, purposeful, and despairing acts by non-humans in resistance of their cruel fate.
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No, We Shouldn’t Subject Convicted Criminals to Experiments
The Rise for Animals Team, November 3, 2022
Here are three reasons why testing on convicted criminals, prisoners, and other unwilling human participants will never be the answer to ending animal experimentation.
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Take Action for Helen: Part 4—The Primate Trade
The Rise for Animals Team, November 2, 2022
Animal experimentation harms all animals, including the 4% of all mammals on Earth who remain wild.
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Take Action for Helen: Part 3—Sacrificed for Nothing
The Rise for Animals Team, October 25, 2022
Non-human animal “models” have failed to translate findings to humans since the very beginning of animal experimentation.
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Take Action for Helen: Part 2—Incarceration
The Rise for Animals Team, October 18, 2022
Helen became extremely ill while incarcerated at the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center.
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Lawmakers Are Pushing for Protections for Cephalopods
The Rise for Animals Team, October 13, 2022
Sensitive, intelligent cephalopods are increasingly used in research, but do not have any legal protections for humane care. A Congressional group wants to change that.
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One of Many: Dr. Oz and the Animals He Hurt
The Rise for Animals Team, October 6, 2022
Dr. Oz’s actions were not aberrational; rather, they are status quo for an industry that predicates its activities on treating sentient beings as unfeeling objects.
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Good News! Senate Eliminates Cosmetics Testing Provision
The Rise for Animals Team, October 5, 2022
Countless animals will have continued protection from cosmetics testing in ten states where life-saving laws were threatened.