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Experimenter Cries ‘Monkey Shortage!’ While Killing 10 Monkeys in a Month

Inglorious University of Massachusetts–Amherst experimenter Agnès Lacreuse killed nearly half her monkey population in a single month, not long after decrying a made-up monkey shortage.

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PETA Program Slams Food Companies for Animal Tests

Some food and beverage companies, like the maker of Oreos, pay for deadly and useless tests on animals. PETA just launched a program to stop them.

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‘Battlestar Galactica’s’ Edward James Olmos Joins Forces With PETA to Urge Congress to End Funding of Foreign Experiments on Animals

THIS “Mayans M.C.” star wants Congress to end the funding of experiments on animals in laboratories overseas in “one fast move.” Find out what he said in a new PETA video.

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Experimenting on Animals in Psychedelic Research is Ineffective

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

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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! Soup and Soda Makers Say Sayonara to Cruel Experiments on Animals

Victory! Campbell Soup, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo., and more will no longer pay experimenters to force-feed feces to animals in pointless tests after hearing from PETA.

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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