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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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Cutting Animals Open by Phone Light
Rise for Animals, June 20, 2020
Harrowing new story of surgical experiment shows how little experimenters care about animals—again. You can shut them down.
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Exposed: Mouse Experimenter Suspended for Cruelty
Amy Meyer, June 12, 2020
You won't believe the long list of animal cruelty that got him suspended.
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A white rabbit with a swollen-shut, pink eye visible, cowers in a white plastic cage
Take Action for Rabbits at Vanderbilt
Casey Webster, June 9, 2020
A coincidental inspection and its ensuing reports have revealed the ruthlessness of eye experiments on rabbits at Vanderbilt.
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A mouse, small and grey, looks into the camera
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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A ferret holds on to the cage bars in front of him
Silent Sufferers
Frances Chrzan, April 28, 2020
Not all animals scream when they’re hurt.