Feds Slap Santa Cruz Biotech With Largest Fine in USDA History
Feds Slap Santa Cruz Biotech With Largest Fine in USDA History

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the facility must pay a $3.5 million penalty and stop using animals to make antibodies.

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Take Action: Students Use Cat’s Intestines as Jump Rope
Take Action: Students Use Cat’s Intestines as Jump Rope

Students at a Texas high school recorded videos as their classmates used a cat’s intestines as a jump rope during a dissection lesson.

Chimpanzees at New Iberia Research Center to Be Sent to Sanctuary
Chimpanzees at New Iberia Research Center to Be Sent to Sanctuary

Now that it’s illegal to conduct invasive experiments on chimpanzees, the New Iberia Research Center is sending 220 chimpanzees to a sanctuary.

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‘Pigs’ Protest Trauma Training, Saying ‘Cut Cruelty, Not Animals’
‘Pigs’ Protest Trauma Training, Saying ‘Cut Cruelty, Not Animals’

Watch what happened when PETA Australia supporters dressed as pigs descended on a surgeons’ conference to protest cruel trauma training on live animals.

Experts Propose Non-Animal Approach to Predict Lung Toxicity
Experts Propose Non-Animal Approach to Predict Lung Toxicity

Scientific journals have published recommendations from a PETA International Science Consortium workshop for predicting lung toxicity with non-animal methods.

Harvard Laboratory Caught Tormenting and Decapitating Animals
Harvard Laboratory Caught Tormenting and Decapitating Animals

Experimenters at Harvard have been caught performing cruel surgeries on mice and rats and injecting animals with painful materials.

Daniel Berrigan: Peace Activist and Animal Defender
Daniel Berrigan: Peace Activist and Animal Defender

The Rev. Daniel Berrigan was dedicated to promoting peace, so it should come as no surprise that he was also a vocal opponent of violence against animals.

Victory! Rabbits to Be Spared in Taiwan
Victory! Rabbits to Be Spared in Taiwan

After pressure, the Taiwanese government has promised to end the use of rabbits in classical swine fever vaccine production by as soon as the end of this year.

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PETA Founder Endures Public ‘Torture’ in Protest
PETA Founder Endures Public ‘Torture’ in Protest

In a striking demonstration against animal experiments carried out by the UK government, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk was strapped to a “torture table” and “gassed.”

Victory! Indian Soap and Detergent Manufacturers Banned From Testing on Animals
Victory! Indian Soap and Detergent Manufacturers Banned From Testing on Animals

Compassionate consumers in India will be able to shop in confidence, knowing that soaps and detergents manufactured there will not involve harming animals.

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Terrified Rats Are Tormented in Antiquated Classroom Tests
Terrified Rats Are Tormented in Antiquated Classroom Tests

PETA is calling on the University of Houston–Clear Lake’s animal care committee to rescind its approval for the abuse of rats in cruel classroom experiments.

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Victory! Europe’s Largest Primate Testing Lab Told to Phase Out Experiments
Victory! Europe’s Largest Primate Testing Lab Told to Phase Out Experiments

The Netherlands is a step closer to ending cruel experiments on animals.

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PETA’s Not Leaving Florida Hanging
PETA’s Not Leaving Florida Hanging

Hendry County’s monkey warehouses could be breeding grounds for the Zika virus—and PETA is letting residents know.

Zika Virus Prompts Edie Falco to Call for Shutdown of Monkey Prisons
Zika Virus Prompts Edie Falco to Call for Shutdown of Monkey Prisons

The “Nurse Jackie” star is urging the Florida surgeon general to take action against cruel monkey facilities in mosquito breeding grounds.

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New Webinar Series Explores Modern Alternatives to Testing on Animals
New Webinar Series Explores Modern Alternatives to Testing on Animals

It’s the 21st century—why are we still testing toxic substances on animals?

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