Animal testing has shaped medicine for decades. Discover new alternatives, changing laws, and the future of humane science.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making animal welfare a visible part of his public health agenda, promising tougher action against animal cruelty and a major shift away from animal testing in scientific ...

For generations, U.S. laboratories treated animal testing as an unquestioned prerequisite for new drugs and chemicals, even as the ethical toll mounted. Now, after centuries of routine cruelty, the ...

Every year, more than 40,000 dogs, mostly beagles, are used in research in the United States. They are often used in painful and deadly tests, and laws to protect them are minimal. While some ...