FDA Modernization Act Promises to Usher in Era of “Cruelty-Free Drugs”
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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This will spar animals needlessly conscripted into an outdated and expensive testing scheme with its origins in the Depression era.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
Groundbreaking Legislation Has the Potential to Spare Animals, Bring Safer and Better Treatments to Patients, and Drive Down Drug Prices WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and other animal welfare groups lauded U.S. Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., the chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), for her crucial role in last … Read more
Press Release Groundbreaking Legislation has the Potential to Spare Animals, Bring Safer and Better Treatments to Patients, and Drive Down Drug Prices WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, S.5002, without dissent, taking a major step toward enacting a policy that could dramatically reduce testing on dogs, primates, and other animals … Read more