One of our most urgent fights at the federal level centers on passage of the Humane Cosmetics Act in Congress. It’s got strong bipartisan support, cosmetics industry approval and the backing of scientists who understand the limitations of conventional animal tests and are committed to new approaches. We know that its passage will add extraordinary […]
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Monkey Deaths Reported On Plane Following US Import Of 720 Macaques From Cambodia
Monkeys lost their lives over the weekend during a lengthy transit undertaken for the purposes of animal testing, according to reports. As part of the experiments, 720 long-tailed macaques were flown from Cambodia to Houston, Texas. It’s believed that they were set to undergo toxicology tests. The monkeys traveled by air for a total of […]
Activists Outraged After Canadian Companies Purchase Over 1000 Monkeys for Animal Testing
Animal rights activists in Canada are angry after it was revealed that Canadian companies purchased 1,000 monkeys for animal testing from Cambodia, according to the National Post. Activists argue the country should not be supporting inhumane breeders. In 2020, the government approved the import of 1,056 macaques from Cambodia for “scientific and research” use in […]
Petition: Monkey Strangled to Death in California Lab
A federal complaint has alleged that a research monkey in California was found strangled to death in 2018. The USDA complaint details a monkey’s death in a Sorrento Valley laboratory. The company alleges the monkey was strangled by his cage mate. Details were released by animal rights group Stop Animal Exploitation Now. The company behind […]
Petition: Stop Killing Animals for Botox Testing
Although botox is sometimes used to treat medical conditions in a limited way, it’s mostly used for altering physical appearance. Therefore, it’s mostly a cosmetic procedure. One which hundreds of thousands of animals are killed for. At the end of 2018, Cruelty Free International scientists“revealed that a shocking 400,000 animals a year suffer and die […]
Petition: End Deadly Primate Testing in the University of California at Davis!
We recently reported on an undercover investigation by Cruelty Free International and SOKO Tierschutz that revealed footage of dogs, cats, and monkeys suffering in a European laboratory. What was uncovered sparked outrage on behalf of concerned people around the world. But the truth is that monkeys have been bred and tortured for testing for a […]
Win! Animals No Longer Necessary to Test Neurotoxins
The University of Queensland in Australia has found a way to remove animals from neurotoxin testing. A group of deadly neurotoxins used to require animal euthanasia during testing, the University of Queensland’s Venom Evolution Lab has found a new way. The new method uses optical probes to measure binding by looking at the light reflected […]
Victory! PETA and EPA Scientists Save Hundreds of Birds
The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have swooped in to prevent hundreds of birds from being used in pesticide tests. A peer-reviewed paper co-authored by the two organizations reviewed 20 years of data from a test for pesticides in which birds are fed pesticide-laced food for days and […]