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EPA Revives Plan to End Animal Testing by 2035

In 2019, the EPA called for a 30% decrease in animal testing by 2025, and a total phase-out by 2035. The agency under the Biden administration walked that back in 2021, arguing that, while ending ...

RFK Jr.’s moves on animal testing spur Capitol Hill action

In his first two years on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a polarizing figure ...
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Ohio bill would require public universities to publish annual animal testing reports

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recently introduced Ohio bill aims to require public universities to disclose certain information annually about their animal testing practices. Reps. Tex Fischer (R-Canfield ...
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Momentum Builds: EPA Takes Major Step Toward Replacing Animal Studies

Following Congress’s repeal of the FDA’s long-standing animal testing requirement, the Environmental Protection Agency is now taking major steps toward adopting faster, cheaper, and more ...
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The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can’t fill the gap yet

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,” the post ...