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2026-10-04

Pennsylvania Residents: Help Protect Dogs & Cats Used in Experiments

Urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to support the Beagle Freedom Bills and protect dogs and cats used in experiments.
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animal protection, animals in laboratories, cats used in experiments, dogs used in experiments, Pennsylvania animal laws, Pennsylvania Beagle Freedom Bill, SB 381
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2026-04-03

Save Survivors of Washington State University’s Horse-Killing Lab

Following fierce backlash, Washington State University canceled a lethal equine surgery lab, but the survivors are still in limbo and deserve to go to a sanctuary…
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horses, vivisection, Washington State University
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2026-03-22

Wisconsin Residents: Support the Wisconsin Humane Cosmetics Act!

Animal testing for cosmetics is cruel, outdated, and unnecessary, but a new bill could make Wisconsin the 13th state to take a stand against it.
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2026-03-17

MEDIA RELEASE: BREAKING: WSU Cancels Deadly Lab Sparing 8 Horses, But 60 Goats Remain at Risk

PULLMAN, Wash. (March 16, 2026) — Following intense public outcry led by veterinary students, alumni, and animal protection organizations, Washington State University’s…
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2026-02-13

Oregon National Primate Research Center Could Become a Sanctuary Following OHSU Vote

A vote by OHSU’s leaders to begin negotiations to close the Oregon National Primate Research Center and potentially turn it into a sanctuary marks a pivotal moment…
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OHSU, Oregon National Primate Research Center, vivisection
 

2026-02-10

MEDIA RELEASE: OHSU Board Votes to Consider Transitioning Primate Research Center to Sanctuary

In Defense of Animals applauds the OHSU Board of Directors for voting unanimously in favor of a resolution to negotiate with the NIH on the possibility of transitioning…
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Oregon, primates, vivisection
 

2026-01-30

UPDATE: New Changes Could Help Horseshoe Crabs Survive the Biomedical Industry

Decades of exploitation by the biomedical industry have led to a massive decline in horseshoe crabs, but a number of new changes, and more in the works, could protect…
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Horseshoe Crabs, vivisection, Wild Animals
 

2025-08-15

Bittersweet Victory for Marmosets at the University of Massachusetts

The cruel UMass marmoset lab is finally closed, but over 60 monkeys were killed for useless experiments. Learn why this is both a victory and a tragedy.
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animal rights, animal testing, laboratory cruelty, Marmoset Monkeys, primate experiments, scientific ethics, UMass Amherst, university experiments, vivisection
 

2025-05-09

WATCH: Actions in Massachusetts & Arizona in Honor of World Week for Animals in Laboratories

In honor of World Week for Animals in Laboratories this year, In Defense of Animals partnered with local groups in Massachusetts and Arizona to take action and raise…
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animal cruelty, animal experimentation, animal testing, Arizona, Marmoset Monkeys, Massachusetts, vivisection, World Week for Animals in Labs
 

2025-04-25

MEDIA RELEASE: UMass Animal Experiments Exposed for World Week for Animals In Labs

On April 22 & 24, In Defense of Animals and Western Mass. Animal Rights Advocates took action against the torture of marmosets and other animals at the University…
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2025-04-22

MEDIA RELEASE: Protest Against Cruel Animal Experiments at UofA for World Week for Animals in Labs

April 21, In Defense of Animals and Tucson-based animal rights group Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom (SPEAK) took a stand against extreme…
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2025-04-11

Massachusetts: Stand Against Cruel Animal Experimentation at the University of Massachusetts

Take action against animal experimentation at the University of Massachusetts for World Week for Animal In Labs (WWAIL).
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2025-04-11

Tucson: Protest Animal Torture at University of Arizona

Join In Defense of Animals and Tucson animal rights group SPEAK (Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom) as we support World Week for Animal In Labs…
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2025-03-28

Animals Are Burned, Poisoned, Addicted, Shocked, & Harmed in Worthless Experiments

Urge ASU and the U of A to end the use of animal experiments and replace these cruel and outdated practices with ethical and scientifically advanced alternatives…
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animal experimentation, animal testing, Arizona, Massachusetts, vivisection, World Week for Animals in Labs, WWAIL
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2025-02-14

Demand an End to Torturing Animals for Medical Training

WMed trains residents with live pig surgeries at Charles River Labs, causing extreme animal suffering. Demand they stop torturing and killing animals!
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Farmed Animals, Michigan, monkeys, pigs, vivisection
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2024-04-26

MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Protest Pig & Primate Experiments at the University of Arizona 

Experiments on pigs and primates were protested against during World Week for Animals in Labs by In Defense of Animals and SPEAK
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2024-04-22

Georgia Residents: Oppose Massive Monkey Research Breeding Facility

In Defense of Animals is calling on Georgia residents to urge state legislators to oppose a massive monkey research breeding facility, which will perpetrate extreme…
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2024-04-19

Tell Congress to Reject Funding to the NIH for More Primate Experiments

Congress must reject 10 million dollars to the NIH in the 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill to prevent primate experimentation.
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2024-01-26

Urge Congress to Defund Animal Abuse in Foreign Laboratories

Passage of the CARGO Act would stop wasting public money and stop funding horrific animal abuse in foreign laboratories.
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animal cruelty, animal experiments, animal testing, Animals, congress, legislators, the CARGO Act, the NIH
 

2023-11-03

End the Torture of Animals for Cosmetics Testing in the U.S.

Urge Congress to support the Humane Cosmetics Act of 2023 (H.R 5399) to end cruel, ineffective, and unnecessary animal testing for cosmetics.
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animal testing, humane cosmetics act, vivisection
 

2023-05-04

Cruel Animal Experiments Protested In Arizona

In Defense of Animals co-hosted protests at the University of Ariziona with Tucson-based animal rights group SPEAK this year and last year as part of World Week…
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2023-04-21

Elon Musk and Neuralink: Stop Horrific Animal Implants!

Urge Elon Musk and Neuralink to extend concern for the environment to the living beings who inhabit it by stopping their horrific experiments on animals and utilizing…
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2023-02-03

Victory! New York Bans the Sale and Manufacture of Animal-Tested Cosmetics

The New York Humane Cosmetics Act is now law, making New York the tenth state to ban cosmetics testing on animals.
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2023-01-13

Victory! FDA Modernization Act Ends Animal Testing Mandate

The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 was signed into law, ending an 80-year-old requirement for animal testing in the development of new drugs and biosimilars.
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