Rise for Animals

12/08/2026

The last 155 Ridglan Farms beagles will leave the Wisconsin facility on Wednesday, marking an end to a years-long battle. THE LATEST ⬇️

12/08/2026

If you've followed the rescue of 2,000+ beagles from Ridglan Farms, you need to know about Marshall BioResources.

At Marshall in May 2026, federal inspectors reported:
5,394 puppies,
9,171 adult dogs, and
11,706 ferrets.

That's 26,271 animals—more than 13x the number of dogs freed from Ridglan.

And that astonishing figure represents the animals inside just ONE of Marshall's sites in New York State.

SEE INSIDE MARSHALL BIORESOURCES:

Whistleblowers reveal what Marshall BioResources’ promotional footage leaves out at America’s largest breeder of dogs for experiments.

07/08/2026

This week in animal research:
🩺 The truth about “vet-supervised” animal research
🐒 U.S. declines to protect endangered monkeys used in labs
🐷 Piglet deaths at Johns Hopkins spark federal complaint
🐶 Activists demand Merck release Ridglan beagles
🎥 Sentient exposes the suffering of primates in experiments
🏛 An unlikely political coalition takes aim at animal research

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This week in animal research news: The job of laboratory vets; New animal-free research; Endangered monkeys imported for experiments; Horrific piglet deaths; Growing political pressure for change; and more.

06/08/2026

The idea of “vet-supervised” animal research might sound reassuring to some people—because most of us picture a veterinarian as someone whose job is to protect and heal animals.

But the role of a laboratory veterinarian is fundamentally different than the role of the vet who cares for our companion animals.

Lab vets work within institutions built to conduct animal experiments. Lab vets may help design studies, keep animals usable for research, respond when procedures go wrong, and maintain institutional compliance. They may even be prevented from helping an animal when treatment could interfere with an experiment.

Learn more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/the-lab-vets-job-is-not-to-protect-animals

An industry-backed survey asks Americans to trust lab veterinarians. But their role is designed to enable animal research—not protect animals.

31/07/2026

This week in animal research:
🐒 Primate sanctuary plan rejected at OHSU
📊 An industry-backed poll designed to protect animal experimentation
🐶 Ridglan Farms’ lead vet loses license in Wisconsin
🏛 Camp Beagle's animal advocates win in court
🥾 Monkey loses an arm at UW-Madison

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This week in animal research news: OHSU rejects primate sanctuary transition; an industry-backed poll designed to protect animal experimentation; Ridglan Farms’ lead veterinarian loses his license; Camp Beagle wins in court; a monkey loses an arm at UW-Madison; and more.

30/07/2026

A new industry-backed poll claims Americans support animal research—but its sponsor, sample, and leading questions suggest it was built to shape public opinion, not measure it.

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A new industry-backed poll claims Americans support animal research—but its sponsor, sample, and leading questions suggest it was built to shape public opinion, not measure it.

29/07/2026

OHSU’s primate research center is not becoming a sanctuary.

Its new resolution sets no firm timeline, guarantees no animals sanctuary, and preserves primate experimentation.

Thousands of monkeys remain trapped. Nearly every meaningful question remains unanswered.

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OHSU rejected sanctuary—and its alternative leaves thousands of monkeys in cages, experimentation intact, and nearly every meaningful question unanswered.

24/07/2026

This week in animal research news:

🏛 FDA Modernization Act 3.0 passes House
🩸 Mouse studies got basic human blood science wrong
🐶 A rescued beagle takes on Capitol Hill
💰 A lawmaker wants to defund dog breeding for labs
🐒 OHSU may continue experimenting on monkeys
🥾 Activists to march 207 miles to Marshall BioResources

This week in animal research news: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 passes House; mouse studies got basic human blood science wrong; a rescued beagle takes on Capitol Hill; OHSU may continue experimenting on monkeys; activists to march 207 miles to Marshall BioResources; and more.

23/07/2026

For decades, researchers based their understanding of human red blood cell formation almost entirely on mice.

Now, a new study shows the basic assumption was wrong.

Animal models don't merely fail to predict human biology. They can obscure it.

FULL STORY: riseforanimals.org/news/animal-researchers-got-blood-science-wrong/

A Northwestern study reveals that humans and mice form red blood cells differently—overturning decades of assumptions based on animal research.

21/07/2026

Great news! Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (H.R. 2821).

The bipartisan bill would require the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to remove outdated animal-testing requirements from its regulations.

The Senate previously unanimously passed the same legislative language last December. The Senate must now formally approve the House-passed version before it can be sent to the President and signed into law.

LEARN MORE: riseforanimals.org/news/fda-modernization-act-30-passes-house

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, moving federal policy closer to recognizing modern, human-relevant research methods instead of outdated reliance on animal testing.