Report Reveals Increased Demand for ‘First Generation’ Primates in British Laboratories
Most primates used in British laboratories are born in Africa or Asia before being shipped to the UK in cramped and gruelling conditions.
COVID-19 Researchers Avoid Archaic Tests on Animals
Here are some examples of the innovative, cutting-edge, human-relevant methods researchers are using to study the novel coronavirus.
Mutilated Monkeys Forced to Lift Weights
Experimenters at Newcastle University put monkeys under gruelling physical strain then killed and dissected them.
VIDEO: This US Lab Torments Imprisoned Monkeys, Drives Them Mad
Experimenters spent decades studying monkeys to see how imprisonment in laboratories drives them mad.
Real-World STEM Lessons: Fighting COVID-19 Without Hurting Animals
Inspire students to be interested in STEM fields by exploring the innovative non-animal methods being developed to fight COVID-19.
PETA US Helps Bolivia Avoid Animal Tests for New COVID-19 Ventilator
With hospitals overrun with COVID-19 patients desperate for treatment, there was no time to waste on animal trials in developing life-saving ventilators.
New Report Reveals Mice Scalded to Death, Pups Starved
The release of a Home Office report reveals that experimenter “oversights” led to the suffering of at least 2,680 animals in 2018.
Huge News! British Pharma Giant GSK Says NO to Forced Swim Test
Following discussions with PETA and our affiliates, British multinational pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline confirmed that it has permanently ended the use of the forced swim test on mice and other animals.
COVID-19 Proves We Can’t Waste Time on Animal Tests – Help PETA End Them
We need a COVID-19 vaccine, and we can’t waste time on ineffective animal testing. Luckily for us, medicines regulators agree.
COVID-19: PETA Warns WHO About Dangers of Animal Tests
PETA has joined forces with Cruelty Free Europe, Eurogroup for Animals, and Cruelty Free International to speak out against coronavirus tests on animals.