Victory! Major U.S. Court Says NIH Violated the First Amendment Rights of Animal Testing Critics
Victory! Major U.S. Court Says NIH Violated the First Amendment Rights of Animal Testing Critics

In a major win for animals, a court has ruled that the National Institutes of Health violated the First Amendment by blocking protected criticism of animal testing.

After PETA Complaint, USDA Investigating Emory University Over Callous Mistreatment of Monkeys in Its Laboratories
After PETA Complaint, USDA Investigating Emory University Over Callous Mistreatment of Monkeys in Its Laboratories

Following a PETA complaint, the USDA is investigating Emory University for egregious animal welfare violations.

New UW Primate Center Director Was Once Suspended for Violations
New UW Primate Center Director Was Once Suspended for Violations

Michele Basso is notorious for being one of the few primate experimenters ever to be suspended from using animals as a result of welfare violations. The problems didn’t end there.

PETA to NIH Director: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out
PETA to NIH Director: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out

Cruel experiments on animals, wasted tax money, lack of vision. This op-ed in the Miami Herald eviscerates Francis Collins’ performance as head of the National Institutes of Health.

PETA ‘Dinos’ Kick Off Party in D.C. for Dawn of What Could Be a New Era at NIH
PETA ‘Dinos’ Kick Off Party in D.C. for Dawn of What Could Be a New Era at NIH

Dinosaurs are roaming the Earth again but this time to welcome the new interim director of the National Institutes of Health. Is this a sign that the scientific Stone Age is over?

Cleveland Clinic Cover-Up: PETA Reveals Violations of Federal Guidelines
Cleveland Clinic Cover-Up: PETA Reveals Violations of Federal Guidelines

Among other incidents, records obtained by PETA reveal that experimenters at the Cleveland Clinic caused mice skin lesions from hair-removal creams.

Tax Dollars at Work: 8 Animal Torture Devices Labs Buy With Your Money
Tax Dollars at Work: 8 Animal Torture Devices Labs Buy With Your Money

Laboratories are equipped with costly devices—many of which are paid for by tax money—that allow experimenters to carry out cruel and deadly experiments on monkeys.

PETA Scientists to Present the Animal-Free Future of Research
PETA Scientists to Present the Animal-Free Future of Research

PETA scientists will figure prominently at the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences conference this week.

Cosmetics Tests on Animals Sneak Back Into the European Union
Cosmetics Tests on Animals Sneak Back Into the European Union

No matter the law, companies always have the option to choose different ingredients or even decide not to develop products if it means sparing animals’ lives.

Dr. Biruté Galdikas Tells NIH: Monkey Brain-Damage Surgeries Are ‘Pointless,’ Must End
Dr. Biruté Galdikas Tells NIH: Monkey Brain-Damage Surgeries Are ‘Pointless,’ Must End

“The world has marched on and left unimaginative repetitive studies of no particular value, like Dr. Murray’s, behind in the dust.”

PETA Scientist’s Published Paper Pokes Holes in Flimsy Pharma Defense of Forced Swim Test
PETA Scientist’s Published Paper Pokes Holes in Flimsy Pharma Defense of Forced Swim Test

In a new scientific paper published in the esteemed journal “Drug Discovery Today,” PETA neuroscientist Dr. Emily Trunnell takes on the cruel forced swim test.

Vanderbilt University’s Big Secret: Elite Institution Has an Obsession With Animal Testing
Vanderbilt University’s Big Secret: Elite Institution Has an Obsession With Animal Testing

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a major hotbed of crude and pointless experimentation on animals. PETA’s pulling back the curtain on Vandy’s dark secret.

The CDC’s Rampant Negligence Continues—Animals Steamed to Death, Starved, and More
The CDC’s Rampant Negligence Continues—Animals Steamed to Death, Starved, and More

Countless animals suffer and die at the CDC—yet the facilities are still accredited. It’s time for that to change.

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Major Supplier to Taiwan’s 7-Eleven Stores Bans Animal Tests After PETA Push
Major Supplier to Taiwan’s 7-Eleven Stores Bans Animal Tests After PETA Push

After talks with PETA, Lian Hwa Foods Corp.—a popular snack food company based in Taiwan—banned animal tests not explicitly required by law.

Can You Get a COVID-19 Vaccine if You’re Vegan? PETA U.K. Breaks It Down
Can You Get a COVID-19 Vaccine if You’re Vegan? PETA U.K. Breaks It Down

As long as tests on animals are a legal requirement, refusing to get the vaccine on ethical grounds won’t help them. So how can you take action?

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