This week’s Take Action Thursday urges state legislators to introduce a bill to require humane education and humane treatment of animals in classrooms. State Legislation Incorporating humane education into classroom activities teaches students at an early age to treat both … Continued
Researchers at MIT have successfully linked together 10 mini-organs to create a revolutionary human-relevant model, the “body-on-a-chip.” Continue reading
State Legislation Animals used in scientific research are often regarded as disposable “commodities” and are needlessly killed when they are no longer used by research facilities. While six states, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada and New Jersey, have laws in … Continued
Dogs and cats used for research, like all companion animals, deserve a chance to spend the rest of their lives in loving homes. And you can help make it happen! SB 101 would require a research facility that uses cats … Continued
An update on the exciting work of NAVS/IFER Graduate Fellow Danh Truong. Continue reading
Take action to support federal and state bills that would save animals from medical training and testing. Federal Legislation The Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training (BEST) Practices Act, S 498 and HR 1243, would ban the use of animals for … Continued
Chimera research exploits animals and can potentially cause significant animal suffering. Continue reading
Take action to support federal and state cruelty-free cosmetics bills. Federal Legislation The Humane Cosmetics Act, HR 2790, which would require private and governmental entities to end their use of animals to test for the safety of cosmetics, now has … Continued
An exciting collaboration between “organ-on-a-chip” company Emulate and Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles has led to the development of a revolutionary Patient-on-a-Chip program. Continue reading
This week’s Take Action Thursday urges action to ban the sale of ivory from elephant tusks and rhino horns through individual states. State Legislation Each year, worldwide elephant and rhinoceros populations decrease, as thousands of these animals are brutally killed … Continued
