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Repost: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Millions of animals are used in experiments every year to test chemicals for regulatory requirements, including chemicals that have already been shown to be safe. The Physicians Committee is working to change that.

We are proud to collaborate with Insilica, a computational modeling company whose tool ToxIndex aggregates more than 100 billion data points and 115 million regulatory documents, allowing scientists to obtain required regulatory data without a single animal experiment. The Physicians Committee welcomed Insilica as a sponsor of our 2026 Summer Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science and has partnered with the company to train regulators on how to review and accept nonanimal submissions with confidence.

Through our NURA, ERA21, and Summer Immersion programs, we are helping build the infrastructure that makes animal-free science the norm, not the exception.

Learn more: https://www.pcrm.org/news/good-science-digest/physicians-committee-collaborates-computational-modeling-company-insilica

Repost from: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Science is moving beyond animal experimentation.

For decades, research has used millions of animals across nearly every scientific field. Many endure painful, invasive procedures, and for most, sanctuary or adoption is never an option. But there's a bigger problem: These experiments often don't predict what happens in people. At one university, dogs were used in deadly cardiovascular experiments for 35 years without producing a single result for patients.

A new generation of research is already changing that, but it's still the exception, not the rule. Lab-grown human tissues, organ-on-chip systems, and computational models allow researchers to study how diseases and drugs affect people in systems based on human biology, not animals. And the shift is real: From medical schools to federal agencies like the FDA, NIH, and EPA, it's already underway. The result is science that's more ethical, more efficient, and more relevant to human health.

The tools to move beyond animal experimentation exist. What they need now is momentum, so this becomes the standard, not the exception.

Want the full story on the science moving beyond animal experimentation? Visit PCRM.org/AnimalFreeScience to read our Good Science Digest.

Repost from: Animal Alliance of Canada

‼️ YORK UNIVERSITY HAS BROKEN THEIR SILENCE‼️ Here's What They Said to Us.

The CCAC has closed its review of York's primate lab without finding a single deviation. The university is using that finding to attempt to end the conversation.

Following over three months of consistent outreach and requests to meet with the university, on August 12, Animal Alliance of Canada finally received a letter from Amir Asif, Vice-President Research & Innovation at York University.

It states that the Canadian Council on Animal Care has completed its review of York's primate research program. In Asif's words:

"the CCAC concluded that it did not find deviations from its policies and guidelines in the ethical use of animals in science at York University."

And then, two paragraphs later:

"we do not believe that a meeting with senior University leadership would be productive at this time."

Asif goes on to say "The University remains committed to conducting world-class research while upholding the highest standards of animal welfare and ethics"

Animal Alliance of Canada's position is that the highest standard in biomedical science today is innovative, human-relevant research. By that measure, what is happening in the Behavioural Sciences Building is not world-class. It is a methodology the rest of the field is actively working to leave behind.

Most Canadians reasonably assume there is a government agency inspecting research laboratories in this country. There isn't.

The CCAC is a non-profit body that writes Canada's national guidelines for animal-based science and certifies the institutions expected to follow them — York among them. It is not a regulator. Participation is voluntary, tied to eligibility for federal research funding through the granting councils. It has no statutory authority to compel compliance, levy penalties, seize animals, or shut a facility down.

Bento, Kenning, Magneto, Monkey Do, Hannah, Liesl, Mini-Sass, Olivia and Virginia remain at York University. Nothing about this outcome changes anything for them.

Real accountability will not come from the CCAC. It will come from public pressure and political action.

We are calling for three urgent steps:

1. Pressure York University to end its use of nonhuman primates in invasive research and release the macaques currently in its care to a species-appropriate facilities.

2. Pressure the Ontario government to extend Bill 75's new protections for dogs and cats to nonhuman primates too, ending invasive medical research on them across the province.

3. Pressure the federal government to accelerate investment in non-animal research methods, including organ-on-chip systems, computational modelling, and human-relevant testing platforms that eliminate the need for primate models altogether.

York University has told us, in writing, that it does not consider a meeting productive. It is entitled to that position. It is not entitled to have the matter end there.

Take action now:

📄 Read York's letter in full in our recent news update — https://www.animalalliance.ca/york-university-breaks-silence/

✍️ Send our action email — https://www.animalalliance.ca/campaigns/end-primate-research-in-ontario/

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A CCAC assessment is not accountability. It is a procedural step that almost always ends in continued certification and continued suffering. York's letter is what that looks like, in the university's own words.

Repost from: Last Chance for Animals (LCA)

🚨100 DAYS. NO ANSWERS. NO ACCOUNTABILITY. YORK UNIVERSITY REMAINS SILENT.🚨

It has been 100 days since LCA exposed the suffering of nine rhesus macaques used in neuroscience research at York University. Yet York University remains silent and has failed to take accountability for the suffering documented in the investigation.

The investigation exposed macaques suffering from cranial implants, social isolation, restraint collars, and water deprivation.

💔SOME OF THE MACAQUES HAVE BEEN SUFFERING AT YORK FOR 17 YEARS.💔

LCA continues to call on York University to end its primate research, surrender the macaques to a sanctuary, and prioritize the use and development of non-animal methods.

➡️100 DAYS OF SILENCE IS 100 DAYS TOO LONG.⬅️

To learn more and take action, visit:
SaveTheYork9.com

York University

Repost: PETA

In another monumental win for animals, ACA International has exited the monkey-to-lab shipping business ✨🐒

This company has been on PETA's radar, and now we're glad to see it’s no longer involved in transporting monkeys to their deaths in labs because of your kind actions!

Repost: March for Animals

IT’S OFFICIAL: We’re marching together. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

For the first time, the US and UK are joining forces — same cause, same dates, same demand: end animal testing, NOW.

📍 US March: Sept 12–26, 2026 | Albany, NY → Marshall BioResources
📍 UK March: TBD -Sept 26, 2026— actively being planned 👀

Our destination says it all: Marshall BioResources, one of the largest breeders of dogs for animal testing in the world.

Animal testing is outdated — science has moved on. The industry keeps breeding and torturing dogs not because it has to, but because change is slow and profit is easy.

The world is watching. The change is now. United, we march up to Marshall Bioresources.

📍Join for a day, a weekend, or the entire journey.
📣 Share the message.
❤️ Support the movement.
🔗 Learn more and sign up at marchforanimals.org

Together, we can build a future where animals are no longer bred to suffer. Science has evolved, it’s time our laws do too.

Follow along, share our posts, and stay tuned for UK details. This is a global stand against animal cruelty.

Repost: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Today marks a major step forward.

The OHSU Board of Directors has approved a resolution to transition the Oregon National Primate Research Center toward nonanimal, human-based research while reducing primate experimentation.

This decision reflects a broader shift already underway across biomedical research. Federal agencies including the NIH, FDA, EPA, and CDC have all announced plans to reduce reliance on animal experiments in favor of modern, human-based research methods.

This positive step is the result of years of work by the Physicians Committee, our supporters, scientists, and Oregon lawmakers who pushed for change through public education, legislative testimony, engagement with federal agencies, and public comments to the OHSU Board. More than 25,000 Oregonians also urged state leaders to close the facility.

While today's vote is an important milestone, the work isn't finished. We'll continue urging OHSU to adopt a clear public timeline and measurable milestones to fully phase out primate experimentation.

Learn more: https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/ohsu-board-passes-resolution-transition-primate-center-center-nonanimal-human

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Repost: Humane World for Animals

190 million animals are estimated to be used in harmful experiments each year globally. 🌍😔

At Humane World for Animals , we work around the globe to replace cruel, outdated animal testing and research with innovative, animal-free methods.

But what’s the difference between animal testing and animal research? 🤔

🧪 Animal testing involves the use of animals to determine the safety of a product. Chemicals, pesticides, medicines, and vaccines are often required by law to be tested on animals before they are placed on the market. We’re working to change laws and regulations so that outdated animal tests are replaced with animal-free methods.

🧪 Animal research attempts to develop our understanding of human biology and disease. Because all species are different, animal-based research can be deeply unreliable and can even hinder medical progress. We’re working to redirect funding away from traditional animal research towards innovative animal-free research that can advance public health and spare countless animals from suffering.

There is one key similarity between animal testing and research: they both belong in the past. We advocate for methods that are safer, faster, and more reliable for humans, without causing animals to suffer. 🐁➡️🧪

#HumaneWorld #ScienceWithoutSuffering

Repost: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine:

Animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, and rats are still used in painful experiments just to test the next mascara or shampoo. It's time for that to change.

This week, our own Emily Anderson testified before Congress in support of the Humane Cosmetics Act (H.R. 1657), bipartisan legislation that would phase out animal testing for cosmetics and personal care products across the United States.

Nonanimal testing methods already exist, and they're faster, cheaper, and more accurate at predicting how ingredients affect real people. Thousands of cosmetic ingredients already have well-established safety profiles we can build on. Forty-five countries and 12 U.S. states have already restricted cosmetics testing on animals, including a win we helped secure in California.

The support is there. Now we need Congress to act.

Tell your U.S. representative to co-sponsor the Humane Cosmetics Act today.

Take action: https://act.pcrm.org/a/humanecosmeticsact

BIG NEWS: The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has officially announced $7 million in grants for 20 scientific teams building cutting-edge technologies that can reduce and replace outdated animal experiments! 👏🏽

These groundbreaking researchers are tackling diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and endometriosis using tools based on human biology, including
🧫 engineered human tissues
🧠 lab-grown human brain organoids
🫀 3D human tumors

We can’t wait to see the outcome of these projects and the positive impact it will have for animals used in experiments! 🐵

Learn more about the winning teams: https://www.herox.com/Complement-ARIE-RTP/373-meet-the-phase-1-winners

“Together, we march to end animal testing.”

This is going to be historic!!

Sep 12 - 26, 2026

Albany to Marshall BioResources

Repost: March for Animals

Sadly, dogs continue to be bred for inhumane experiments, enduring unimaginable torture in the name of science. These gentle, compassionate beings are subjected to cruelty that is not only horrific but entirely unnecessary.

You can make a difference. Join us in the 2026 March for Animals, starting in Albany, NY, on September 12, to peacefully demand an end to this cruelty. Stand with us to raise awareness and push for real change.

Every dollar, every step, every voice counts. Sign up and learn how to support the march at marchforanimals.org. Together, we can create a future where no animal is subjected to such injustice. 🐾✊

#SaveTheDogs #EndAnimalTesting #MarchForAnimals #BeagleRescue #PeacefulProtest

Brazil officially approved a non-animal synthetic method (recombinant Factor C) to replace traditional horseshoe crab blood testing for pharmaceutical and medical safety. This historic decision sets a five-year transition plan to eliminate dependence on harvesting the blue, copper-based blood of horseshoe crabs for medical testing.

You can help stop animal testing by:

1. Buying only cruelty-free and vegan products

2. Contacting your municipal, provincial, and federal government representatives, demanding they pass laws to demand that animal testing be stopped

3. Contacting companies demanding that they implement a cruelty-free policy

4. Supporting organizations that fight against animal testing

5. Signing petitions and participating in calls to action

6. Sharing information online

7. Talking to your friends and family about how unethical, ineffective, and costly animal testing is.

Thank you 🙏

The following picture is from our York University protest on Sunday.

Repost from: Last Chance for Animals (LCA)

❗TAKE ACTION: TELL YORK UNIVERSITY TO END ITS CRUEL NEUROSCIENCE EXPERIMENTS ON PRIMATES ❗
https://stopyorkprimateresearch.com/#action

An undercover investigation by LCA exposed the suffering of nine rhesus macaques used in cruel neuroscience research at York University in Toronto. Footage shows macaques suffering from cranial implants, restraint collars, social isolation and the effects of water deprivation.

The macaques have endured years of invasive brain research and suffering living in small, barren cages. Hannah, Liesl, Mini-Sass, Olivia, Virginia, and Do arrived in 2009; Kenny arrived in 2015 ; and Bento and Magneto arrived in 2023. They all underwent repeated brain implant surgeries and the females underwent multiple eye coil surgeries.

LCA filed a formal complaint against York University with the Canadian Council on Animal Care which is being investigated.

LEARN MORE HERE:
stopyorkprimateresearch.com

York University #stopanimaltesting #animaltesting #macaques #yorku #yorkuniversity

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2sPOigMQX/?igsh=MWd2eGp3aGdlNWFrYw==

This was taken last Sunday from our protest against Nucro-Technics Inc.: Canada’s largest privately-owned contract research organization. It exploits dogs, rabbits, mice, rats, mini pigs, and guinea pigs in its experiments. At its Scarborough facility, animals are subjected to skin, eye, and oral toxicity tests. Most of the animals are ultimately killed when they become "useless." That is, of course, if they don't die during the horrific experiments.

We're petitioning Nucro-Technics to release TWO ANIMALS OF EVERY KIND used at their Toronto lab:

TWO dogs
TWO rabbits
TWO mice
TWO rats
TWO guinea pigs
TWO mini-pigs

A little Ark of animals, a symbol of freedom for ALL animals from ALL labs.

We will present this petition to Nucro-Technics management in-person once we get lotsa signatures.

https://c.org/MkkDL44XFP

In the meantime please join us for our monthly protests outside Nucro-Technics' Ellesmere Road facility. Check the The Anti-Vivisection Alliance - TAVA for upcoming dates.

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Choosing to support Last Chance For Animals allows us to continue our fight to end animal cruelty worldwide.

Through campaigns, investigations, legislation, protests and more, we can continue our fight to bring forward change.

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Repost from: Last Chance for Animals (LCA).

❗TAKE ACTION: TELL YORK UNIVERSITY TO END ITS CRUEL NEUROSCIENCE EXPERIMENTS ON PRIMATES ❗
https://stopyorkprimateresearch.com/#action

An undercover investigation by LCA exposed the suffering of nine rhesus macaques used in cruel neuroscience research at York University in Toronto. Footage shows macaques suffering from cranial implants, restraint collars, social isolation and the effects of water deprivation.

The macaques have endured years of invasive brain research and suffering living in small, barren cages. Hannah, Liesl, Mini-Sass, Olivia, Virginia, and Do arrived in 2009; Kenny arrived in 2015 ; and Bento and Magneto arrived in 2023. They all underwent repeated brain implant surgeries and the females underwent multiple eye coil surgeries.

LCA filed a formal complaint against York University with the Canadian Council on Animal Care which is being investigated.

LEARN MORE HERE:
stopyorkprimateresearch.com

York University #stopanimaltesting #animaltesting #macaques #yorku #yorkuniversity

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2sPOigMQX/?igsh=MWd2eGp3aGdlNWFrYw==

This is going to be historic!!

Sep 12 - 26, 2026

Albany to Marshall BioResources

Repost: March for Animals

Sadly, dogs continue to be bred for inhumane experiments, enduring unimaginable torture in the name of science. These gentle, compassionate beings are subjected to cruelty that is not only horrific but entirely unnecessary.

You can make a difference. Join us in the 2026 March for Animals, starting in Albany, NY, on September 12, to peacefully demand an end to this cruelty. Stand with us to raise awareness and push for real change.

Every dollar, every step, every voice counts.

Sign up and learn how to support the march at marchforanimals.org.

Together, we can create a future where no animal is subjected to such injustice. 🐾✊

#SaveTheDogs #EndAnimalTesting #MarchForAnimals #BeagleRescue #PeacefulProtest