With Congress’s Passing of the New Law, FDA Should Embrace Drug Developers Use of More Effective, Safer Drug Screening Methods Grounded on Human Biology WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action – which formulated the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and worked with lawmakers in the House and Senate to … Read more
We secured the most important reforms ever against animal testing, while ending legal animal fighting and commercial cub-petting throughout U.S. The year 2022 turned out to be a remarkable one for the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation. We secured many tangible gains. We put a punctuation mark … Read more
FDA Modernization Act Promises to Usher in Era of “Cruelty-Free Drugs”
FDA Modernization Act promises to spare animals, bring safer and better treatments to patients, and drive down drug prices WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House gave final approval today to the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, revamping the drug approval process and promising a dramatic reduction in the use of dogs, primates, and other animals in … Read more
The measure, if enacted, is likely to spare millions of animals torment, deliver safer, more effective treatments and cures to patients WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 is included as a provision in the omnibus spending package released this morning by House and Senate negotiators, setting up the prospect of enacting the measure … Read more
Only the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 Can Ultimately Prevent More Abuses of Primates, Beagles and Other Mammals Harmed by Inotiv and Its Subsidiaries Earlier this year, it was a horror show for beagles at Envigo, an animal breeding facility that supplies pharmaceutical companies and their contract facilities for their animal-testing work. Now Envigo’s parent company, … Read more
To understand why Animal Wellness Action is so invested in the passage of FDA Modernization 2.0, one need look no further than Sheldon and Bernie.
This will spar animals needlessly conscripted into an outdated and expensive testing scheme with its origins in the Depression era.
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Press Release Advocacy leaders appalled by ‘wrist-slap,’ call for full state criminal investigation Portland, Oregon — Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Foundation expressed shock and outrage that a fine against Oregon Health Sciences University was only $37,900, calling the small sum “too little, too late,” given the institution’s long and … Read more