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NIH Is Building the Future—and Funding the Past
Rise for Animals, October 22, 2026
The future of biomedical research may be human-based, but NIH is still funding a system built around monkey experiments.
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FDA Wants to Drop “Animal” from Its Rules. Let’s Lock It In.
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, September 29, 2026
FDA is finally rewriting outdated regulations that put animal tests at the center of drug development—but changing the words is only the beginning.
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The Federal Government is Helping Keep Marshall in Business
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, September 10, 2026
Marshall BioResources' business depends on demand—and the federal government is helping create it, spending taxpayer dollars to purchase animals for military experiments.
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Marshall BioResources Faces Call for Criminal Investigation
Christie Hendrickson, Rise for Animals, September 9, 2026
Evidence raises serious allegations of animal cruelty at the country’s largest breeder of dogs for research. We’re demanding action, and you can help!
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The Loneliest Monkeys in America
Rise for Animals, August 27, 2026
A monkey can bite herself bloody from isolation, and the lab imprisoning her alone can still be in compliance with U.S. federal law and animal research guidelines.
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Ridglan Shocked the Public. Marshall Should Too.
Christie Hendrickson, Rise for Animals, August 12, 2026
Marshall BioResources promotes clean cages and cared-for animals. But whistleblowers reveal a different story inside the U.S.'s largest breeder of dogs for experiments.
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Animals Win as FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Advances in House
Rise for Animals, July 21, 2026
This bill to reduce animal testing required by the FDA is closer than ever to becoming law—and Rise for Animals’ supporters helped move it forward.
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Thousands of Cats and Kittens Are Suffering in U.S. Labs
Rise for Animals, July 9, 2026
Severed spinal cords. Forced cannibalism. Electric shocks. This isn't horror fiction—it's the grim reality for many cats trapped inside U.S. laboratories.
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When the Cage Becomes the Killer
Rise for Animals, June 25, 2026
In a Notre Dame laboratory, 96 cage-flooding incidents in seven months led to 22 drowning deaths of animals.