We're an animal rights 501(C)(3) organization on a mission to end animal experimentation. We expose cruelty in labs, save animals, mobilize support, get laws passed, and advocate for ethical, effective research that's better for all. riseforanimals.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mruy5b2goc2jA new industry-backed Ipsos poll claims Americans support animal research—but its sponsor, sample, and leading questions suggest it was built to shape public opinion, not measure it. Learn more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/inside-the-poll-built-to-save-an-oregon-primate-lab30 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruy5b2goc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mrshnftuo22gOHSU’s primate research center isn't becoming a sanctuary. Its new resolution sets no firm timeline, guarantees no animals sanctuary, and preserves primate experimentation. Thousands of monkeys remain trapped. Nearly every meaningful question remains unanswered. https://riseforanimals.org/news/no-onprc-sanctuary https://riseforanimals.org/news/no-onprc-sanctuary/29 Jul 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrshnftuo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mrftsnoc3c2xThis week in animal research news: FDA Modernization Act 3.0 passes House; mouse studies got basic human blood science wrong; a rescued beagle takes on Capitol Hill; OHSU may continue experimenting on monkeys; activists to march 207 miles to Marshall; and more. https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jul-24-2026/24 Jul 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrftsnoc3c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mrddq7vldc2wResearchers have long based their understanding of human red blood cell formation almost entirely on mice. A new study shows the basic assumption was wrong. Animals don't merely fail to predict human biology. They can obscure it. riseforanimals.org/news/animal-researchers-got-blood-science-wrong/ https://riseforanimals.org/news/animal-researchers-got-blood-science-wrong/23 Jul 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrddq7vldc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mr6oyuv4vk2tGreat news! Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (H.R. 2821). The bipartisan bill would require the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to remove outdated animal-testing requirements from its regulations. LEARN MORE: https://riseforanimals.org/news/fda-modernization-act-30-passes-house/21 Jul 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6oyuv4vk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqtyxosxbc2oThis Week in Animal Research News: 🐬 Dolphin swallowed artificial vagina in SeaWorld-linked study 🍽️ Guinea pigs for dinner? 🐱 NIH kitten experiments 🐒 Proposed monkey sanctuary may be dead ☠️ Rodents in labs killed with pens, scissors Stories here: https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jul-17-2026/ #animalrights17 Jul 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtyxosxbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqs2kghyyc2vYou wouldn’t eat your cat or dog, so why are guinea pigs any different? It’s a fair question—and one that shouldn’t end at the dinner table. Every human-defined label—pet, food, or test subject—can become an excuse to exploit animals. DETAILS: https://riseforanimals.org/news/test-subjects-on-the-dinner-table/ #animalrights16 Jul 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs2kghyyc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqrzvbmelk25Federal records we uncovered reveal a captive dolphin swallowed an "experimental artificial vagina" during a semen-collection procedure in a Texas A&M-Corpus Christi study linked to SeaWorld. FULL STORY: https://riseforanimals.org/news/dolphin-swallowed-artificial-vagina-in-seaworld-linked-study/ #animalrights #animalprotection #endanimalresearch16 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrzvbmelk25https://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqmxrqmzns2mCows are not meat, milk machines, leather, research models, or disposable bodies. They are someones. This #CowAppreciationDay, see how cows are exploited across animal agriculture and animal research: https://riseforanimals.org/news/cows-exploited/ #animalrights #endanimaltesting #vegan14 Jul 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmxrqmzns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqmeruafpc23This #WorldChimpanzeeDay, we’re celebrating what sanctuary makes possible—and remembering the decades of freedom stolen from these #chimpanzees before they finally reached it. Freedom should never have to wait a lifetime. Their story: https://riseforanimals.org/news/chimps-in-the-woods/ #chimps #endanimaltesting14 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmeruafpc23https://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqcpbmw27s2bThe Latest Animal Research News —CDC monkeys’ retirement at risk —Horrific experiments on cats in U.S. labs —Baboons escape breeding colony —Ridglan Farms legal drama continues —New animal welfare violations at UC Davis Primate Center —And more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jul-10-2026/ #animalrights10 Jul 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcpbmw27s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mqajjysbgk2aSevered spinal cords. Forced cannibalism. Electric shocks. This isn't horror fiction. It's the reality for many cats and kittens trapped inside U.S. laboratories. DETAILS: https://riseforanimals.org/news/cats-in-labs #WorldKittenDay #animalrights #stopanimaltesting #endanimalresearch https://riseforanimals.org/news/cats-in-labs-2/09 Jul 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqajjysbgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mq67clmo7s2yThe animal research industry is fighting the CDC’s plan to retire monkeys to sanctuary, pushing instead to keep them within the research pipeline under the guise of “retirement.” Learn more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/cdc-monkeys/ #animalrights #animalprotection #endanimalexperimentation08 Jul 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq67clmo7s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mply5zb7j22jCheck out the latest in human-relevant science and alternatives to animal research! New approach methodologies (NAMs) are transforming drug development, cardiovascular research, blindness studies, and much more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/sci-news-jun-2026/ #NAMs #ethicalresearch #endanimalexperimentation01 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mply5zb7j22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mpjskqslg22g“Time is not an abstract concept. Every year lost to ineffective research pathways is measured in lives.” Kevin J. Morrison, who lives with ALS, explains why medicine must move beyond animal experiments and toward human-centered research. Read the full interview: https://riseforanimals.org/news/kevin-james-morrison-interview/30 Jun 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjskqslg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mp7cdd4omc2xThis Week in Animal Research News: 🙈 Charles River Labs’ expansion into the monkey supply chain 🔎 Repeated cage flooding that killed mice at Notre Dame ❤️ New updates about beagles rescued from Ridglan Farms 📰 And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-jun-26-2026 #animalrights #stopanimaltesting https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jun-26-202626 Jun 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7cdd4omc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mp57mmr24c2gWe uncovered records that show 22 animals drowned after their cages flooded again and again—at least 96 times!—between February and August 2023 in a @notredame.bsky.social laboratory. DETAILS: https://riseforanimals.org/news/notre-dame-floods/ #animalresearch #endanimallabs #mice #animalrights #animalprotection25 Jun 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp57mmr24c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mp2fsx5akc27Urge your U.S. Representative to support the PRIMATE Act and help shut down the pipeline that routes monkeys from their wild homes to U.S. laboratory cages. SEND YOUR LETTER: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/primate-act/ #animaladvocacy #nonhumanprimates #animalprotection #animalrights #endanimallabs24 Jun 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2fsx5akc27https://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mp2diylwns2pJust months after the U.S. quietly closed its investigation into Charles River Laboratories’ suspected trafficking of wild, endangered monkeys into the country, the company has bought part of the very supply chain in question: https://riseforanimals.org/news/crl-primate-trade/ #animalprotection #endanimalresearch24 Jun 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2diylwns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3monfvyhy7k2jThis Week's News: 🐾 Ridglan Farms to close permanently; all remaining dogs will be freed 🐶 Without proof, USDA claims it helped bring down Ridglan 🏛️ NIH launches ORIVA, a new office that could reduce animal research 🐭 NJ lab faces allegations of mouse mistreatment https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jun-19-2026/19 Jun 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3monfvyhy7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3molqbkel7c2eSec. Rollins claims USDA investigations, inspections, and enforcement actions "led to" Ridglan Farms' closure. The available public record tells a very different story. @usdagov.bsky.social owes the public immediate release of proof substantiating her claims. https://riseforanimals.org/news/usda-claims-ridglan-victory/18 Jun 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3molqbkel7c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mojickonek2sThe NIH—the world's largest funder of animal research—has launched a new federal office focused on reducing animal use. ORIVA's success will depend on how much authority, funding, and institutional support it’s given. Details: riseforanimals.org/news/oriva/ #stopanimaltesting #animalrights https://riseforanimals.org/news/oriva/17 Jun 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojickonek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3modvxmkguk2xRidglan Farms, the US’s second-largest breeder of dogs for research, is shutting down for good. This campaign is proof that public pressure works. It is a blueprint for how we dismantle the animal experimentation industry—one victory at a time. STATEMENT: https://riseforanimals.org/news/statement-2026-06-15/15 Jun 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3modvxmkguk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mo4hxsy4z22gQ: How many animals are in U.S. labs? A: So far, the USDA has posted 2025 Annual Reports for 995 animal research facilities. Together, those facilities reported holding or using more than 1,900,000 animals—but the real figure is likely to be 100X that. DETAILS: riseforanimals.org/news/2025-data12 Jun 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4hxsy4z22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mo4fopozbk2kThe USDA's 2025 Annual Reports from animal research facilities were just released. The data reveal a complicated story: 📉 Reported animal use appears down overall 📈 Cat use increased 📈 Monkey use increased 📈 Dogs held by laboratories surged The biggest takeaways: https://riseforanimals.org/news/2025-data/12 Jun 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4fopozbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mo4fdkt4qs24This Week in Animal Research News: —New federal animal-use data just dropped —Rescued chimps finally reach the woods —Inotiv, major monkey supplier, files for bankruptcy —Record few Americans find animal testing morally acceptable —And more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jun-12-2026/ #animalrights12 Jun 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4fdkt4qs24https://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mnzpf6futk2pFor most chimpanzees, a forest is home. But for these survivors of animal research, it's something new. Read (and watch!) these chimps' latest update about life at @chimphaven.bsky.social sanctuary: https://riseforanimals.org/news/chimps-in-the-woods/ #animalrescue #chimplife11 Jun 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzpf6futk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mnxhcjidak2qNAMs are transforming life sciences, preclinical research, cancer studies, medical treatment safety, and more! Explore breakthroughs in human-relevant science and alternatives to animal research from last month: https://riseforanimals.org/news/sci-news-may-2026/10 Jun 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxhcjidak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mnmo3jhec22tSHOCKING NEW PHOTOS OF DOG RESEARCH: We obtained records and photos that appear to trace Ridglan Farms-bred beagles into experiments at @uwmadison.bsky.social—including one that ended in dogs’ deaths and dissection. See unredacted photos: riseforanimals.org/uw-dogs #animalrights #endanimalresearch06 Jun 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmo3jhec22thttps://bsky.app/profile/riseforanimals.bsky.social/post/3mnldcdogps2wThe Latest Animal Research News: —New photos reveal dark fate of Ridglan Farms beagles sold to lab —Protests target animal breeders —Inotiv, supplier of animals to labs, files for bankruptcy —FDA, EPA announce new steps away from animal testing —And more: https://riseforanimals.org/news/news-jun-5-2026/05 Jun 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:oj5cldv6zf2ftyi3432igbm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnldcdogps2w