07/17/2026
🎙️Justify is hosting our second webinar!
Join Justify for a conversation with colleagues, Mallory Cormier and Katrina Letourneau, whose experiences in the same rabbit research laboratory ultimately led them to collaborate on a rescue organization providing adoption and sanctuary to former laboratory rabbits.
Together, they will share their personal journeys, the ethical questions they grappled with, the psychological impacts of this experience, and how working with rabbits in research shaped their lives.
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🐇 Mallory Cormier is a Certified Veterinary Technician, rabbit advocate, Justify Co-Founder, and Founder & Executive Director of Save The Buns, Inc., a nonprofit focused on the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of rabbits transitioning out of laboratory settings. Her previous experience in a pharmaceutical rabbit breeding facility provided firsthand insight into the care and conditions of animals used in research, which continued to impact her after leaving the field. After transitioning out of laboratory animal science, she struggled to find support for her experiences and later co-founded Justify, a community for current and former lab workers navigating the emotional impact of the industry. Today, she shares her story to support others, raise awareness about moral injury and PTSD in animal care work, and promote compassionate change.
🐇 Katrina Letourneau holds a B.S. in Natural Science from Worcester State University. She began her career as a laboratory technician working with goats and rabbits in a rabbit breeding and research facility, where her responsibilities included animal care, husbandry, facility maintenance, cleaning, and supporting research activities. After leaving laboratory animal medicine, Katrina became an active member of Save the Buns, Inc., a rescue organization dedicated to rabbits formerly used in laboratory settings. Additionally, she transitioned into small animal veterinary medicine and currently works as a Veterinary Technician caring for dogs, cats, and exotic animals.
As with our first webinar, much of this conversation will be guided by your questions. You're welcome to submit questions ahead of time, and you'll also be able to ask Mallory and Katrina questions throughout the webinar using Zoom's Q&A feature.
This webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about the human cost of animal research and the journey from research to rescue, including current and former lab workers, students, advocates, researchers, mental health experts, and sanctuary and rescue professionals.
