As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment. For decades, animals like mice, rats and pigs have been essential tools in ...

When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals can choose among several opportunities to work together? Biologists at ...

In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental methods. Researchers face a dilemma: on the one hand, for ethical reasons, they ...

One of us is a Republican from New York City. One is a Democrat from Las Vegas. The third is an actress and animal welfare advocate. We do not agree on everything, but we agree on this: It is time to ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - More than 111 million rats and mice are estimated to be used in U.S. research labs each year, subjected to painful and inhumane experiments. A new undercover ...

According to Humane World For Animals, under a resolution approved by OHSU in July, the Oregon National Primate Research ...

I’m a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, so I know there are ways to prevent the recent incident in Mississippi where eight monkeys escaped during transport from a research lab in New ...

A Macalester College alum and medical doctor who has spent decades trying to end the use of animals in scientific research says the St. Paul school is lying when it claims to use the highest ethical ...