19/08/2026
Non-animal tests are allowed, now we must make them compulsory 🚨
The 2022 FDA Modernization Act 2.0 removed an 84-year-old requirement that new drugs are tested on animals as part of their development. Now, the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 would build on its 2.0 predecessor to direct the FDA to bring its regulations in line with the changes made by the 2022 law.
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The new legislation was approved by the House of Representatives in July, after the Senate had unanimously passed its companion bill, and now awaits a vote in the Senate before it can be sent to the President.
If you live in the United States, you can help modernize testing across federal agencies using our easy online tool.
Ask your Representative to support the Replace Animal Tests Act (H.R. 6660) and help make sure that when a reliable non-animal method is available it must be used: https://bit.ly/455ABwg