As US regulatory agencies move toward phasing out animal testing, efforts to downplay the mistreatment of laboratory animals reflect a disconnect from current ethical and scientific standards.

(CNN) — A social media post from the US Food and Drug Administration this week shows a big-eyed macaque staring out from behind bars. “Some drugs use 144 monkeys on average for preclinical testing,” ...

Every year, millions of animals are used in laboratories, and for many people, the image is immediate and uncomfortable: animals in cages, subjected to painful tests for products that may not seem ...

After years of court hearings, investigations, open rescues, and protests, the notorious beagle breeding and research facility Ridglan Farms has finally agreed to release 1,500 dogs to rescue ...

As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment. For decades, animals like mice, rats and pigs have been essential tools in ...