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We're an animal rights 501(C)(3) organization on a mission to end animal experimentation. We expose cruelty in labs, save animals, mobilize support, get laws passed, and advocate for ethical, effective research that's better for all. riseforanimals.org
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This Week in Animal Research News 💰 Funding shake-up panics animal researchers; 🐒 Activists protest Elon Musk's Neuralink; 🐶 160K demand end to dog testing; 🧴 FDA mandates #animaltesting for sunscreen despite human data; ➡️ And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-fe... #animalrights #endanimalresearch

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Taxpayer dollars should NOT be spent on unethical science that fails both humans and animals. Sign this letter to your legislators to stop Congress from funding EVEN MORE primate research: actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo... #animaladvocacy #ethicalscience #vegan #animalrights

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NIH grants are absurdly lucrative for recipients, covering not just experiments but also various associated costs. But now a proposed change threatens to upend this system — and the animal research industry is panicking. riseforanimals.org/news/nih-fun... #animalrights #ethicalscience

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This Week in Animal Research News: 🏛️ House hearing exposes taxpayer-funded animal cruelty; 🦇 Virginia Tech researchers neglected bats to death; 🐒 USDA downplays monkey escape; 🐀 Domestic violence study strangled rats; 👀 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-fe... #animalrights #antivivisection

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🚨 The animal research industry thrives on secrecy — and Congress has finally called it out. Rep. Nancy Mace is stepping up to demand transparency. 📢🐾 Read more and show your support for increased accountability: riseforanimals.org/news/hold-re... #AnimalRights #TransparencyNow #AnimalAdvocacy

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Last week, a House subcommittee hearing on “cruel research conducted on animals and paid for by taxpayers" exposed: • Monkeys subjected to genital mutilation; • Puppies injected with cocaine; • Dead turtles on treadmills; • And more: riseforanimals.org/news/hearing-2025-02-06/ #animalrights

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This Week in Animal Research News: 🐭 UAB tortures tree shrews; 🐶 Beagle breeder raided by DEA; 🙈 Monkey imports continue despite global scrutiny; 💀 Carbon monoxide kills 22 monkeys in lab; ❗️And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-feb-7-2025/ #animalrights #antivivisection #stopanimaltesting #vegan

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EXPOSED: Records obtained by Animal Partisan reveal that researchers at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) are destroying the eyes of tree shrews and letting them suffer in filthy cages. See more: riseforanimals.org/news/uab-tree-shrews #animalrights #antivivisection #animalresearch

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Tree shrews: 🧠 Have the largest brain-to-mass ratio among mammals (including humans); 🌶️ Are the only mammals — other than humans! — who seek out spicy foods; 🐭 Look like rodents, but are actually most closely related to primates! riseforanimals.org/news/tree-sh...

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We cannot allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to once again bow to the animal research industry’s pressures and lies. Learn more and take action to protect endangered macaque monkeys now: riseforanimals.org/news/esa-mac... #animalrights #endangeredspecies #animaladvocacy #monkeys #ESA

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The Latest in Non-Animal & Human-Relevant Science: 🩸 Mini-tumors grown from blood offer cancer treatment insights; 🦾 3D-printed bones; 🧠 Stroke-on-a-chip; 🤖 AI + organoids create first-of-its-kind drug; 👀 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/sci-new... #animalrights #ethicalscience #stopanimaltesting

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This Week in Animal Research News: 🙈 The truth about monkeys’ recapture; ⚠️ Whistleblowers reveal animal abuse; 🐕 Horrific beagle experiments; 💥 FDA Modernization Act 3.0 is back! ➡️ And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ja... #animalrights #animalresearch #animalprotection #animalwelfare #animals

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

The FDA Modernization Act 3.0 was just reintroduced to the Senate. The bipartisan bill aims to revise FDA regulations to remove animal testing requirements: riseforanimals.org/news/2025-fd... #animalprotection #animalrights #animalwelfare #animaladvocacy #ethicalscience

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EXPOSED: Inside Animal Research Labs, #Whistleblowers Report: —Monkeys given "rope burns, punctures, contusions and broken teeth"; —A veterinarian "finess[ing]" records to hide "adverse events"; —"[M]any counts of animal abuse"; —And more: riseforanimals.org/news/whistle... #animalrights #FOIA

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The recapture of moneys escaped from Alpha Genesis is not a feel-good, fairy tale ending, despite media takes to the contrary: riseforanimals.org/news/monkeys... #animalrights #animalliberation #animalwelfare #animalprotection #alphagenesis #antivivisection

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This Week in Animal Research News: 💡 Disrupting the vivisection pipeline; 🌍 CITES suspends the Cambodian macaque trade; 🚫 EcoHealth loses federal funding; 🐿️ Squirrels steal the spotlight; 👀 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ja... #animalrights #animalprotection #animalnews #endanimaltesting

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

To end animal research, we must go beyond vague calls for replacement and address the systemic issues that sustain the animal research pipeline. Learn more: riseforanimals.org/news/displac... #animalrights #endanimalresearch #betterscience #ethics #ethicalscience #vegan #stopanimaltesting

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Everett, MA Residents: Take action now! Send a message to the City Council, urging them to uphold city's animal testing ban. Act here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ever... #everettma #animaladvocacy #animaltestingban #animalresearch #animalrights

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There is an endless amount to learn and appreciate about squirrels, and the time is now — because today is #SquirrelAppreciationDay! Get to know these clever, charismatic, nimble, acrobatic, intelligent, adaptable, feisty rodents: riseforanimals.org/news/squirrels #squirrels #animals #animallovers

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TOMORROW: How far will the animal research industry go to protect itself? The Animal People: Q&A w/ Casey Suchan & Denis Henry Hennelly, Co-Directors, + Josh Harper, Activist 🗓️ Sun., Jan. 19, 2025 at 7pm ET 📍Online 🎟️ $0 RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/special-vi... #animalrights #antivivisection #vegan

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This Week in #AnimalResearch News 📜 Ridglan Farms exposes legal loopholes harming animals 💬 Whistleblowers share shocking truths from inside labs 🌍 International regulators aim to stop monkey shipments 🚫 New Neuralink controversies 👀 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ja... #animalrights #vegan

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

From "animals with guts hanging out" to "dogs wallowing in their feces", here is what #whistleblowers report is really happening inside #animalresearch facilities. Read more: riseforanimals.org/news/whistle... #animalrights #animalwelfare #animalprotection #transparency #whistleblower

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The recent Ridglan ruling — a significant victory for animals exploited for/in experiments — underscores the legal loopholes that allow animal research facilities to operate with near-total immunity from cruelty laws. More: riseforanimals.org/news/ridglan... #ridglantrial #animalrights #beagles

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This Week in Animal Research News: 🔥 Animals forced to "smoke" 🐶 Judge rules for investigation of Ridglan Farms, notorious WI beagle breeder 🐝 Research suggests insects feel pain 🌱 And more stories in our weekly roundup: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ja... #antivivisection #endanimaltesting #vegan

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Thanks to our friends at Animal Partisan, we're exposing another awful experiment: An animal victim was recorded drinking for 3+ minutes straight after being found w/o access to water, and probably after he was forced to "smoke". riseforanimals.org/news/animal-researchers-smoke-animals-for-profit/

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Breaking News: A judge has ruled that a Special Prosecutor will be appointed to investigate animal breeding and research facility Ridglan Farms. Learn more: riseforanimals.org/news/ridglan... #animalrights #emptythecages #beagles

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Animal research isn’t just unethical. It’s rooted in ancient, unscientific beliefs designed to grasp and maintain power​: riseforanimals.org/news/ancient... #animalrights #antivivisection #stopanimaltesting #vegan #veganfortheanimals #ethics #philosophy #antispeciesism

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

While the animal research industry continues to breed, buy, cage, torture, and kill sentient beings, progressive scientists are proving that human-relevant science is both possible and better for us all. See highlights in science from the last month: riseforanimals.org/news/sci-new... #animalrights

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This Week in Animal Research News 🐱 Cats shocked, paralyzed in taxpayer-funded torture 🙉 Monkeys exposed to anthrax, guinea pigs poisoned in UK's secret military labs 🛑 NIH halts most funding for harmful sepsis tests on mice 🌟 Wins for animals in 2024 ➡️ And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ja...

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We don’t have to choose between human rights and animal rights — justice is for ALL of us. riseforanimals.org/news/rights-... #animalrights #justice #antispeciesism #vegan #riseforanimals #antivivisection #stopanimaltesting

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Double your impact for animals in labs! Let's save animals from the injustice of animal experimentation. Donate before 12/31/24 at midnight to make 2X the difference for animals; a supporter will match donations up to $15k. Please act fast. The clock is ticking: riseforanimals.org/eoy-2024-las...

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This Week in Animal Research News: ☠️ A holiday monkey tragedy revealed; 💔 Cats electroshocked in NIH-funded tests; ⚠️ Mouse studies delay life-saving science; 🗣️ Marmosets mimic human communication; 📖 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-de... #animalrights #antispeciesism #vegan #animalprotection

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This Week in Animal Research News: 🏛️ FDA Modernization Act 3.0 passes Senate — House action needed; 🐱 Brutal cat experiments at U of M; 🐒 Neuralink faces scrutiny; 💄 Are your fave beauty brands cruelty-free?; 👀 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-de... #animalrights #vegan #stopanimaltesting

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😿🔍 Exposed: A nightmare experiment on cats at the University of Minnesota, funded by millions of our tax dollars — riseforanimals.org/news/u-of-m-... #animalrights #transparency #stopanimaltesting #endanimalexperimentation #antivivisection

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

The Senate just passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0! Now, to save animals and advance science, tell the House to act quickly and turn this bill into law: riseforanimals.org/news/h-r-7248 #animals #animaladvocates #stopanimaltesting #betterscience #takeaction #antivivisection #animalprotection

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

This Week in Animal Research News: 🎬 Exposing the billion-dollar wild monkey trade; 🙈 “Objectionable conditions” at Musk’s Neuralink; ❄️ Fugitive macaques evade capture in SC; 🐾 Dog and cat testing to end by 2036? 👀 & more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-de... #animalrights #stopanimaltesting #animals

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

😻 Love to see stories like this one — second chances for animals who were exploited in labs: www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/c... #animalrights #animalliberation #stopanimaltesting #antispeciesism #catrescue

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

This year, we've fought. We've sued. We've confronted. We've advocated. We've exposed. We've educated. We've united. Together — with your support — we'll keep on rising higher, faster to free animals from suffering in labs: riseforanimals.org/news/2024-ac... #animalrights #stopanimaltesting

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

"You can torture the hell out of ‘em and they stay alive,” said Princeton primatologist Augustin Fuentes, capturing the grotesque reality of the global trade in nonhuman primates for animal research. Learn about monkey laundering: riseforanimals.org/news/anti-co... #animalrights #stopanimaltesting

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Marshall BioResources is an upstate NY mega-breeder that supplies the #animalresearch industry with dogs, cats, pigs, and ferrets used in experiments. See some of the horrors inside, as exposed by a whistleblower: riseforanimals.org/news/inside-... #stopanimaltesting #animalrights #ethicalscience

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Some of the latest breakthroughs in non-animal science include: 🧠 Space-grown brain organoids unlocking treatments for Alzheimer’s; 🧬 FDA-approved liver chips transforming drug safety testing; 💉 3D-printed blood vessels; And more: riseforanimals.org/news/sci-new... #stopanimaltesting #ethicalscience

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Together, we will end animal experimentation in our lifetime. Join us: riseforanimals.org/sign-up-for-... #animalrights #animalprotection #animals #vegan #stopannimaltesting #betterscience

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