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It's business as usual in the animal research industry—a self-protecting system that absorbs animals’ deaths, labels the incidents “noncompliance,” and moves on.

They're aiming to keep monkeys out of sanctuaries and still within the research ecosystem: available, accessible, and stockpiled for possible future experimentation.

Congress is poised to advance a bill that would override state animal protections, revive support for fur farming, and further entrench the animal industrial complex.

A second, larger rescue attempt at Ridglan Farms was stopped by force, exposing how far the system will go to protect itself.

A federal record shows University of Washington staff placed a living, breathing baby monkey in a cooler, exposing failures in lab oversight and AAALAC accreditation.

While rescuers were still watching twenty-two dogs take their first steps in safety, Ridglan Farms was setting up a sales booth.

Despite evidence of illegal cruelty, more than 2,000 dogs remain inside the facility today. State and federal regulators have the authority to act now to get them out.  

A veterinarian noticed the ferret was still breathing—after technicians had already begun removing his skin.

CITES is poised to weaken oversight of Cambodia’s endangered monkey trade—despite mounting evidence of laundering and industry influence.