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Category: Animal Experimentation

although not at a Johns Hopkins lab, this beagle kept behind bars for experimentation shows how nearly 65,000 dogs are imprisoned in U.S. laboratories each year
Lab Horrors at Johns Hopkins: NIH Flubs Investigation; PETA Urges Action

Heard about the horrific history of animal testing in Johns Hopkins labs? PETA reveals how the university is getting away with murder—and who their accomplice is.

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Alicia and Bear Silverstone run out of a biology lab with several frogs. Text reads "Cut Class, Not Frogs! Empower your kids to say NO to animal dissection"
Why Animal Dissection Is So Last Century: Alicia Silverstone and Bear Speak Out

Alicia Silverstone’s message is clear: It’s time to say, “As if!” to animal dissection and embrace a compassionate and effective way to teach biology.

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White mouse standing on the palm of a hand
NIMH Funnels Millions of Tax Dollars Into Archaic Animal ‘Fight Clubs’

Unlike in “Fight Club,” our code of honor demands that we expose what the National Institute of Mental Health does to tiny animals with your money.

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close up of a rat, to represent those animals used in decompression tests funded by the U.S. Navy, as well as other cruel experiments
Attention, U.S. Navy: Stop Conducting Cruel Decompression Tests on Animals

Did you know the U.S. Navy funds cruel decompression tests on animals? Learn how PETA collaborated with Navy veterans in a move to sink these experiments.

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PETA ‘Primate’ Protests UW Torture on First Day of Class
She Hurt Monkeys, Then Got Promoted: Michele Basso’s Cruel Career Timeline

Michele Basso’s résumé includes animal welfare violations and shoddy surgeries, but it somehow landed her a top role at the Washington National Primate Research Center.

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Atiana sits in front of a mirror surrounded by rabbit statues and cosmetics
Hop Into Atiana De La Hoya’s Bunny-Friendly ‘Get Ready With Me’ Video

Atiana De La Hoya champions cruelty-free beauty, highlighting the importance of not supporting animal abuse when buying cosmetics.

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colorful graphic of animals in front of science equipment with text that says "cut out dissection"
There’s a Kinder Way Than Animal Dissection—Help Your School Hop to It!

Animals on the dissection tray had thoughts, feelings, and families. Learn how to help your school’s science programs choose a kinder and better way.

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Three sparrows in blooming tree
Free Birds: The Wonderful Life of Sparrows Outside Laboratories

In nature, house sparrows mate for life, raise families, and forage with friends. In a Louisiana State University laboratory, they’re isolated, experimented on, and killed.

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monkey with needle shadow over his face next to text "From Executive Producer Bill Maher. The Failed Experiment"
Who’s Who in ‘The Failed Experiment’—Stream the Groundbreaking Docuseries Now FREE on YouTube

Meet the remarkable experts and animal rights advocates taking center stage in PETA’s new groundbreaking docuseries, “The Failed Experiment,” now available for free on YouTube.

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Do Mice Get Motion Sickness? Plus Other Pointless Experiments on Animals

Do Froot Loops affect rats’ penis size? Here are more pointless, cruel, and absurd experiments conducted on animals.

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Despite Acquittal, Smuggling Trial Offered Glimpse Into Corrupt and Cruel Business of Monkey Importation

A jury has let Masphal Kry walk away from conspiracy and monkey-smuggling charges in a wide-ranging trial that gave a rare look into the corrupt world of monkey importation.

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Three PETA demonstrators in pig masks holding signs at the OHSU public board meeting
PETA’s New International Women’s Day Video Calls Out OHSU for Pig Mutilation

PETA’s new video for International Women’s Day calls out Oregon Health & Science University for mutilating pigs in its OB/GYN training.

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White rat emerges from pink peony, to help show why the term 'lab rat' should be deleted from our vocabulary
How Did the U.K. Just Toss a Life Raft to Mice and Rats?

After relentless campaigning by PETA U.K., the U.K. government has made a change that will encourage scientists to focus on human-relevant research methods. 

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Kolbie the dog resting on an orange blanket after being rescued from The Veterinarians' Blood Bank
VIDEO: How PETA Found a Home for a Hound Exploited by a Blood Bank

The Veterinarians’ Blood Bank is under fire following a damning PETA undercover investigation. Discover Kolbie the dog’s rescue story.

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Demonstrators holding signs stand outside of Bainbridge City Hall
Campaign Updates: Colossal Monkey Prison Proposed in Bainbridge, Georgia

Safer Human Medicine, a company created by former executives of animal experimentation companies, has proposed the largest monkey-breeding and -holding facility in the country, targeting land in Bainbridge, Georgia.

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
PETA’s Milestones for Animals: 1980 to Now
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— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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