Primate use is enormously expensive and discredited as a reliable model for human disease WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., applauding his plan to favor human-based research technologies and urging him to wind down federal spending … Read more
New government roadmap reflects growing confidence in AI, organ chips, and other alternatives that outperform animals in safety testing for targeted therapies By Zaher Nahle On April 10, 2025, the FDA Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies was released by the regulatory agency, amidst cheers from animal welfare groups and advocates of … Read more
Major public health agencies in U.S. to pursue 21st-century, human-relevant testing methods You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: Those of us who care about animals will long remember April 2025 as the month when everything began to turn around on the long-standing moral and scientific problems with animal testing and … Read more
With interlocking plans, the government’s major research agencies are leaving animal testing behind and pursuing 21st-century strategies to pursue more efficient and radically better outcomes for patients Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) and Animal Wellness Action (AWA) applauded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on its plan to favor human-based … Read more
The FDA Roadmap and parallel efforts in Congress will unleash 21st-century technology to benefit patients desperate for cures and spare millions of animals from needless torment Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action celebrate the 46th World Day for Animals in Laboratories, bolstered by the visionary pledge of Food … Read more
The FDA Roadmap will unleash 21st-century technology that will benefit patients desperate for cures, reduce time-to-market for new drugs, lower drug prices, and spare animals from needless experimentation Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action urged Congress to pass the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 and to provide full-throated support for … Read more
FDA Commissioner initiated off ramping of animal testing at the agency to improve human health, spare animals, and bolster a humane economy By Zaher Nahle and Tamara Drake You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: It is hard to overstate the importance of the historic announcement made yesterday by the new … Read more
FDA Commissioner initiated off ramping of animal testing at the agency to improve human health, spare animals, and bolster a humane economy You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: It is hard to overstate the importance of the historic announcement made yesterday by the new FDA commissioner, Marty Makary, on phasing … Read more
You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: I have such vivid memories of big moments in animal protection. I remember when I learned, after years of fighting the company, that Ringling Brothers Circus was ending its use of elephants and other wild animals in performances. I remember when the United States … Read more
HHS Secretary Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Makary signal movement away from animal testing while a group of bipartisan lawmakers introduce the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Foundation lauded a bipartisan set of lawmakers in the House of Representatives — many of whom … Read more