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More Animals Reported by Labs in 2023 Than in 2022
The Rise for Animals Team, August 14, 2024
The USDA has finally released U.S. animal research facilities’ 2023 Annual Reports, and we've compiled the data. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Act Now to Protect Animals from Cosmetics Testing (Again)
The Rise for Animals Team, December 22, 2022
Animals in labs need you to take action right now against a federal spending bill that’s threatening to nullify existing state-level anti-cruelty laws.
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Science as a Shield
The Rise for Animals Team, December 16, 2022
More evidence confirms that researchers testing on animals aren’t looking for cures.
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Look in a Lab: Blue Ridge Kennel
The Rise for Animals Team, December 13, 2022
Malnourished and ailing dogs. Inadequate medical care. Incomplete veterinary records. Unsafe environments. This is Blue Ridge Kennel in Wetumpka, Alabama.
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The Animal Welfare Act Protects Just 5% of Animals in Labs
The Rise for Animals Team, December 5, 2022
The Animal Welfare Act is supposed to provide protections for animals in laboratories. So why are 95% of animals in labs exempt?
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Even Farmed Animals Are Used and Abused in Research
The Rise for Animals Team, November 30, 2022
Farmed animals are brutally exploited by the animal research industry. Many of these animals are offered zero protections under the law.
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#GivingTuesday 2022: In Honor of Helen
The Rise for Animals Team, November 28, 2022
On this day of global generosity, help us shift science away from harmful, ineffective experiments on animals and toward better, human-relevant methods instead.
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Monkey Poachers Are Fueling the Animal Research Industry
The Rise for Animals Team, November 17, 2022
The international primate trade exploits monkeys who are snatched from their rightful homes, sold on the black market, and shipped to the U.S. for experiments.
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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.