Current and archived news about laboratory animals:
Laboratory Animals
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United States Government Closes Its Largest Primate Laboratory
At the National Center for Toxicological Research primates were intentionally addicted to nicotine, amphetamine, Ritalin and other dugs.
September 7, 2023
University in Colombia Ends Its Use of the Forced-Swim Test
The University of Valle is the first institution of its kind in Latin America to discontinue using the test, which is employed to help determine the effectiveness of drugs by nearly drowning small animals to whom the drugs have been administered.
August 25, 2023
Government of Oregon Restricts Sales of Cosmetics Tested on Animals
Legislation recently enacted by the government prohibits sales of cosmetics “newly tested on animals.”
August 11, 2023
Ford Motor Company Ends Its Use of Animals in Crash Tests
Ford recently began requiring vendors to the automaker “not to use animals for testing nor require subcontractors to do so.”
July 15, 2023
Government of Canada Prohibits Toxicity Testing Involving Animals
The ban was incorporated into the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, which was signed into law on June 13th.
June 19, 2023
South Carolina University Ends Electroshock Tests on Cocaine-Addicted Rats
The University ended the tests after receiving an anonymous complaint about the treatment of the animals being used in the tests.
June 15, 2023
United States Government Ends Its Funding of Wuhan Institute of Virology
The National Institutes of Health will no longer provide funding for the Institute because of its suspected role in the creation of the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 26, 2023
United States Government Ends Funding of Tests Involving Animals in Russia
The National Institutes of Health ended the funding in response to an executive order issued by President Joseph Biden.
May 6, 2023
Three Mice Scalded to Death at a Hospital Located in Boston
The mice were killed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital when a worker ran the cage the animals were in through a high-temperature washer used for sterilization.
March 8, 2023
Brazilian Government Enacts Partial Ban on Use of Animals in Testing
The government recently prohibited use of animals in safety testing of ingredients of cosmetics that have “known effects.” The government has also prohibited use of animals in testing of “unknown ingredients.”
March 3, 2023
