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Join Us: Free Q&A with Co-Directors of THE ANIMAL PEOPLE
The Rise for Animals Team, January 8, 2025
You're invited to a special online group discussion and Q&A session with Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly, co-directors of The Animal People. 
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Curious George Reimagined
Nathan Herschler, May 9, 2019
I remember my son sneaking his first piece of bacon at my sister’s house when he was three, immediately throwing up, and committing himself to a lifetime of vegetarianism
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Massachusetts Residents: Make Two Quick Calls for Animals
Nathan Herschler, May 8, 2019
Animals in labs need your voice! Today, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, we are asking animal advocates across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to participate in a statewide call
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Win! California’s “Lab Gag” Bill Won’t Become Law
Mike Ryan, May 2, 2019
Thanks to you, a bill to keep animal abuse records secret was just stopped.
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State of Play: California’s Dangerous “Lab Gag” Bill
Mike Ryan, April 26, 2019
Quick update on the bill we’re fighting in California (AB700) that we told you about earlier this week.
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Why Drugs to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease Keep Failing
Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH, April 26, 2019
Aysha Akhtar, MD MPH, from the Center for Contemporary Sciences, shares why drugs used to treat Alzheimer's Disease continue to fail.
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Pounding the pavement to stop a “lab gag” bill in California
Mike Ryan, April 24, 2019
NEAVS supporters are educating CA residents about how this bill would harm animals.
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Dangerous bill would hide what happens to animals in labs
Mike Ryan, April 22, 2019
This bill will have bleak consequences for animals used in testing and those trying to protect them. Read why we must fight to keep this damaging legislation from becomin
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Thank You for Refusing to Look Away
Nathan Herschler, April 18, 2019
I saw her at the zoo. Looking right at me through the glass.
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Advancing Animal Welfare Standards in Labs Isn’t the Answer
Nathan Herschler, April 11, 2019
Why advocating for high welfare animal care in research facilities isn’t an effective strategy.