The Week

How Toronto’s street dogs powered one of medicine’s greatest breakthroughs—the discovery of insulin

Did you know that insulin was discovered after a series of risky experiments on dogs? Read on to know the story of the ...

How the UK will eradicate animal testing

There were 2.64 million animal tests in Britain in 2024, according to the Home Office. Some 488,255 animals were used in ...

My beagle spent years in a laboratory. Has testing on dogs finally had its day? | Opinion

I showed friends and strangers the ID tattooed inside my beagle's velvety ear: CAICWZ. Most were shocked to learn we still ...
Richmond

Senators attack dog experiments at McGuire VA in letter, requests info on taxpayer dollars spent on them, calls them 'painful and deadly'

Researchers at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond have induced heart attacks in dogs, surgically implanted pacemakers into them and trained them to run on treadmills, all in the ...

Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments

The safety tests that the government says will no longer use animals by the end of this year include the practice of giving ...
MLive

Lawmakers stop short of statewide ban on painful experiments using dogs, cats

LANSING, MI – A proposed ban on research experiments in Michigan that might injure, traumatize or kill dogs and cats has been watered down. After a substitution Wednesday, the proposed legislation ...
Washington Examiner

Report shows $57 million in DOD funding for dog and cat experimentation despite Trump orders against practice

EXCLUSIVE — The Department of Defense has at least $57 million in contracts involving experimentation on dogs and cats, a report from animal watchdog White Coat Waste showed. Nearly all of the ...
The Hill

VA halts cat and dog research, a win for animal advocates

After years of persistent advocacy from Congress, organizations and animal lovers across the country, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) just confirmed, “We are no longer conducting any feline ...