Animal Experimentation

Wayne Hsiung and fellow animal rights activists argued in court for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility, alleging animal cruelty Los Angeles, Nov 3rd, 2024 — A dramatic and sometimes shocking court hearing unfolded in Madison, Wisconsin, in late October, as famed Open Rescue leader and attorney Wayne Hsiung spearheaded efforts to have a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Ridglan Farms.

Animal activists shrug and press on after a legal setback as a judge blocks subpoenas that could have exposed critical evidence of alleged abuse at Wisconsin’s beagle breeding facility. Los Angeles, September 15, 2024 — In a controversial legal development, a Dane County, Wisconsin judge has ruled against animal rights activists in a case involving a Wisconsin facility that breeds thousands of beagles for laboratory experiments.

How one rescued lab cat exposed taxpayer-funded cat torture in the United States Los Angeles, August 22, 2024 — In a remarkable show of resilience and hope, a cat named Delilah has become the symbol of a nationwide campaign against the horrific practice of taxpayer-funded cat torture in laboratories.

A deep dive into the controversial plan to build America’s largest monkey-breeding facility in Georgia and the community’s determination to stop it Los Angeles, August 8th, 2024 — A group of outraged Georgia residents have united to fight a plan to put what would be America’s largest laboratory monkey-breeding facility in the small town of Bainbridge, Georgia, which is 233 miles south of Atlanta and just 40 miles north of Tallahassee, Florida.

Ingrid Newkirk, the animal rights legend and President of PETA, celebrated her 75th birthday by urging people to take action for animals. Los Angeles, July 2nd, 2024 — PETA Co-Founder and President Ingrid Newkirk recently celebrated her 75th birthday, not with presents, cake or a vacation, but with a call to action for animals.

All charges against all three defendants in the open rescue of three beagles from a laboratory dog breeding facility in Wisconsin were dropped days before the trial was set to begin. Los Angeles, March 14th, 2024 — It was a stunning eleventh hour reversal in a criminal case that stems all the way back to 2017.

A project to build a massive monkey prison in Georgia, where monkeys would be bred for vivisection labs, faces increasingly strong opposition from local residents Los Angeles, March 12th, 2024 — Residents of Bainbridge, Georgia, are expressing outrage over plans to build a massive laboratory monkey-breeding facility in their small city.

A recent PETA exposé of a cruel primate vivisection lab in the Colombian city of Cali inspires calls to pass the new CARGO Act to ban US-funded foreign animal experiments. Los Angeles, September 1st, 2023 — The animal rights organization PETA has launched an exposé of a cruel primate vivisection lab in the Colombian city of Cali which ended with over 100 monkeys being confiscated by the authorities due to many breaches of local legislation.