Washington, D.C. — In a move that signals practical action and growing federal momentum away from animal testing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued draft guidance to move down a regulatory path to reduce primate and other animal use in the development of monoclonal antibody drugs. The guidance, titled Monoclonal Antibodies: Streamlined Nonclinical Safety … Read more
Along with the new leaders of our public health agencies, we’ve been calling for a wind-down of testing on primates and dogs Last week, something extraordinary happened within the bowels of a key life sciences agency of the federal government. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has directed its scientists to end all … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and its sister organization urging NIH and FDA to follow with a phaseout of the National Primate Research Centers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today praised the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) directive to phase out invasive monkey testing and research, celebrating … Read more
Leading animal welfare groups ask lawmakers to restore original design of the legislation and to help dogs get out of labs after they’ve been used in tests MADISON, Wis. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, Dane4Dogs, and allied organizations are calling on members of the Wisconsin Legislature to reject or remove the harmful Senate Amendment … Read more
Ridglan Farms’ abuses highlight yet one more example that beagle procurement leads to inhumane treatment, poor testing results Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Rise for Animals, and other advocacy groups are urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. … Read more
The action is one more reverberation from the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 There’s some major movement on the front end of the trade in dogs for use in laboratories. Ridglan Farms, the nation’s second-largest supplier of beagles for laboratory experiments, has agreed to surrender its license to breed and sell dogs for experimentation. This comes … Read more
BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), The Beagle Freedom Project, and Rise for Animals today cautiously celebrated the announcement, in the form of a settlement agreement, that Ridglan Farms will relinquish its license to breed and sell beagles for experimentation. … Read more
At a time when FDA and NIH are seeking to phase out testing on beagles and other animals, the Ridglan Farm operation is archaic, supplying beagles to laboratories BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today commended the Wisconsin State Veterinary Examining Board for unanimously voting to suspend the … Read more
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