Animal Experiments Lead Science Astray, Leaving Human Patients Suffering
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Animal Experiments Lead Science Astray, Leaving Human Patients Suffering

Research into psychedelics as treatments for a variety of mental health ailments is a promising new development that’s threatened to be stymied by pointless and cruel animal testing.

Blood, Feces, and Death: Photos Reveal Grim Reality for Monkeys Transported to Labs
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Blood, Feces, and Death: Photos Reveal Grim Reality for Monkeys Transported to Labs

Monkeys trapped in blood and feces-smeared cages, others suffer from medical emergencies without care. New photos shared with PETA must be seen to be believed.

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Victory! Kwik Trip Stops Funding Experiments That Poison Monkeys and Kill Mice
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Victory! Kwik Trip Stops Funding Experiments That Poison Monkeys and Kill Mice

After hearing from PETA, Kwik Trip—one of the largest privately held convenience store chains in the U.S.—joined a growing list of companies refusing to fund cruel tests on animals at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Food Research Institute.

Students Opt-Out of Killing Pigs in Pointless Practice Surgeries at OHSU
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Students Opt-Out of Killing Pigs in Pointless Practice Surgeries at OHSU

Medical residents at Oregon Health & Science University were not enthusiastic about killing pigs in practice surgeries, and they’ve taken action.

250+ Army Veterans Demand Pentagon Ban Weapon-Wounding Tests on Animals
U.S. Army Resumes Gruesome Animal Testing With Weapons
250+ Army Veterans Demand Pentagon Ban Weapon-Wounding Tests on Animals

After the U.S. Army quietly resumed mutilating animals with weapons in gruesome experiments, veterans are demanding a ban on the tests.

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Meet Deb Fuller, New Warden of the University of Washington’s Primate Prison
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Meet Deb Fuller, New Warden of the University of Washington’s Primate Prison

Meet Deb Fuller, a problematic animal experimenter who was promoted to a top position at the University of Washington’s decaying primate center.

Killing or Curing? 2 PETA Researchers Share What the Scientific Community Needs Most
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Killing or Curing? 2 PETA Researchers Share What the Scientific Community Needs Most

When researchers must “publish or perish,” what do they do when the scientific community wants them to test on animals? PETA scientists share their stories.

The Results Are In: Most U.S. Residents Want End to Crude Experiments on Animals
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The Results Are In: Most U.S. Residents Want End to Crude Experiments on Animals

Have experimenters fooled U.S. residents about what goes on in laboratories that test on animals? Here’s what two surveys found—and what it means for the future of science.

Viral Experiments on Animals Highlight a Cruelty Epidemic in Tax-Funded Laboratories
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Viral Experiments on Animals Highlight a Cruelty Epidemic in Tax-Funded Laboratories

Experimenters are going viral, and the consequences for animals are painful and deadly. Read a sampling of the sick experiments that leave animals to suffer from painful disease symptoms.

PETA Obtains Documents That Reveal Extreme Suffering in NIH Lab
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PETA Obtains Documents That Reveal Extreme Suffering in NIH Lab

PETA’s lawsuit reveals that dozens of monkeys had chronic infections and diarrhea and were kept thirsty for years.

Victory! Sanofi Ditches Near-Drowning Animal Test After Hearing From PETA
Victory! Sanofi Ditches Near-Drowning Animal Test After Hearing From PETA

Victory! Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has thrown the forced swim test overboard. See what PETA did to make that happen.

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PETA Scientists’ Coauthored Approach to Cancer Tests Will Save Thousands of Animals
PETA Scientists’ Coauthored Approach to Cancer Tests Will Save Thousands of Animals

Each time a company uses this approach, hundreds of animals will be spared being force-fed pesticides and ultimately killed.

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Beyond ‘Chimp Crazy’: The PETA Foundation’s Precedent-Setting Legal Battles
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Beyond ‘Chimp Crazy’: The PETA Foundation’s Precedent-Setting Legal Battles

The work of the PETA Foundation’s crack legal team goes far beyond what’s shown in HBO’s “Chimp Crazy.” Here are some of our other historic cases!

VICTORY! PETA Scores a Texas-Size Win Over Charles River Laboratories
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VICTORY! PETA Scores a Texas-Size Win Over Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories is scrapping plans to build the largest monkey prison in the Western Hemisphere after PETA’s 11-month campaign against it.

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STEM Students Sound Off: Learn How Testing on Animals Affects the Humans Who Do It
STEM Students Sound Off: Learn How Testing on Animals Affects the Humans Who Do It

Personal trauma over experimenting on mice and other animals is creating a brain drain in scientific fields. PETA knows that institutions can recover and evolve.

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