Animal testing, long used in science, is considered outdated, cruel and unnecessary. Every year, millions of animals are subjected to painful experiments in laboratories, often resulting in permanent ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

The Oregon National Primate Research Center in 2010. (Mike Perrault) The National Institutes of Health said this week it planned to curb the use of animals in medical testing, a move that could hurt ...

After decades of campaigning, the tide is finally turning on the use of animals in laboratory experiments. The government - soon to be followed by the EU - has published its strategy to make such ...

This story is part of a collaboration with The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. A federal health agency that has promised to scale back its animal research has drawn the attention of ...

The government has detailed for the first time how it aims to fulfil its manifesto pledge to work toward phasing out animal testing. The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major ...

A screaming monkey grips its cage’s bars. Another primate appears distressed as it is being supervised by a lab worker. Malnourished, mistreated, the undercover video by the People for the Ethical ...