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"Bottomless" Issues: Whistleblower’s Account of OHSU’s Labs
Guest Author: A Former OHSU Husbandry Staff Member, March 6, 2025
A former Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) husbandry staff member exposes their experiences in the school's animal research facilities.
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House Considers “Transgender Lab Rats and Poisoned Puppies”
The Rise for Animals Team, February 11, 2025
On February 6, 2025, a House subcommittee hosted a hearing on “wasteful and cruel research conducted on animals and paid for by taxpayers".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.