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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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The Sac Rack
Lindsay Oliver, June 5, 2020
“It stands for sacrifice,” another lab technician told me as I eyed the sign. Sacrifice?…”
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New Animal Experiment Trends You Need to See
Mike Ryan & Casey Webster, June 4, 2020
Our investigative team examined the last four years of USDA APHIS reports—including the 2019 reports just released in the spring of 2020—to uncover the latest in trends o
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Black Lives Matter
The Rise for Animals Team, June 4, 2020
For our readers who are on the journey to become anti-racists, welcome. We are glad you’re here. There is a lot to learn.
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"Cry Baby" the Cat Needs You
The Rise for Animals Team, May 27, 2020
The heartless treatment of one small cat is just the tip of the iceberg. Riner and Associates has been hurting animals for years. You can shut them down.
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Peek Inside a Laboratory Building
Amy Meyer, May 18, 2020
You might be surprised by what you see.
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Silent Sufferers
Frances Chrzan, April 28, 2020
Not all animals scream when they’re hurt.
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Climate Change Research that Hurts Animals
Amy Meyer, April 22, 2020
This Earth Day, we demand better research for the future of our planet.
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A Mouse in Space
Nathan Herschler, April 21, 2020
Scientists continue to force helpless animals into extreme isolation far from Earth.
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5 Ways Labs Hide the Truth—And How You Can Expose Them
Amy Meyer, March 31, 2020
What do you think would happen if everyone knew exactly how much animals suffered inside labs? Like you, they’d rise up and demand change.