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Animals in Laboratories
Primate Research Center Could Evolve into Sanctuary
Animals in LaboratoriesThe Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)—the largest of the seven National Primate Research Centers and one with a notoriously poor welfare record—may cease...
NIH Unveils Initiative to Develop and Disseminate Organoids
Animals in LaboratoriesThe National Institutes of Health plans to award $87 million in contracts to launch a Standardized Organoid Modeling Center. Organoids are collections of cells that serve as miniature three-dimensional models...
Mice from Labs Have a Field Day… and Lower Anxiety
Animals in LaboratoriesA study in the journal Current Biology (Zipple et al., 2025) has shown that one week of living in nature prevents the development of anxiety or reverses established anxiety in mice who...
Major Monkey Supplier Scales Up
Animals in LaboratoriesAlpha Genesis, Inc. (AGI), a massive supplier and user of monkeys in biomedical research, made headlines in late 2024 due to the escape of 43 monkeys, the deaths of another...
Charles River to Purchase Cambodian Monkey Supplier
Animals in LaboratoriesIn January, Charles River Laboratories (CRL)—a major provider of biomedical products and services—announced a $510 million agreement to acquire K.F. (Cambodia) Ltd., one of its suppliers of captive-bred monkeys for...
CDC to End Monkey Experimentation
Animals in LaboratoriesAccording to the journal Science, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been instructed to phase out all research involving monkeys by the end of the year. The...
AWI Provides Funding to Improve Welfare of Animals in Labs
Animals in LaboratoriesThe growing momentum to phase out the use of animals in research and testing has been encouraging. At this stage, however, many circumstances remain in which effective nonanimal alternatives are...
Farm Bill Passes House in a Missed Opportunity to Help Animals
Press ReleaseApril 30, 2026Animals in Laboratories, Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsToday, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to pass the Farm Bill—the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567). In addition to continuing to utilize taxpayer dollars...
NAMS: Advancing Science and Reducing Animal Use in Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesA brochure developed by AWI for high schoolers. Many scientists and animal advocacy groups have a shared goal of reducing or eliminating the use of animals in laboratories as nonanimal...
AWI Awards Eight Refinement Grants to Improve the Welfare of Animals in Laboratories
Press ReleaseMarch 12, 2026Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today recognizes eight Refinement Research Award and Implementing Refinement Grant recipients who are working to improve the lives of animals used in laboratories across the...