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Jaap Dijkstra
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🎉 Vogue got the ‘fur is dead’ memo! It will no longer feature new animal fur in its global editorial content or advertising. This move comes after we ignited the anti-fur movement in the ’90s.
To celebrate, we're sending Chloe Malle, Vogue's new editor, vegan chocolate rabbits!
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Since we know that processed meat is a Group 1 carcinogen, it pays to avoid bacon, hot dogs, and other processed meat. Swap them out for healthy, plant-based options that will reduce your cancer risk instead of increasing it.
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Processed Meat
There Is No Safe Amount of Processed Meat
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October 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Human-Based Brain Organoids Replicate Key Processes of Learning and Memory
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Human-Based Brain Organoids Replicate Key Processes of Learning and Memory
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October 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Protect Wildlife from Toxic Lead Ammunition www.congressweb.com/AWI/535?fram...
Protect Wildlife from Toxic Lead Ammunition
The House of Representatives is considering H.R. 556, a bill that would prevent federal agencies from prohibiting or regulating the use of toxic lead ammunition and fishing tackle on public lands and ...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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HUGE win: @wakeforest.bsky.social has canceled this week’s medical training course that would have used vervet monkeys for invasive procedures after we filed complaints and supporters sent 14,000+ messages.

Continue your support here:
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August 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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A Turning Point: FDA and NIH Commit to Reducing Animal Testing
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A Turning Point: FDA and NIH Commit to Reducing Animal Testing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), hosted a workshop focused on reducing animal testing. The event builds on the recent release of t...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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In Landmark Shift, NIH Announces No More Exclusive Funding for Animal Experiments
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In Landmark Shift, NIH Announces No More Exclusive Funding for Animal Experiments
Washington, D.C. – In a historic move, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it will no longer seek research proposals exclusively for projects involving animals.
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July 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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A Letter to my former self.
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A Letter to my former self.
To the arrogant chef I once was.
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June 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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They feel pain and fear just like us. 

If you understand no one wants to be experimented on, take action today: peta.vg/42aw
May 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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When you’re at your #MothersDay brunch, know that the dairy industry does THIS to mother cows & their babies 😔💔
 
Celebrate & protect every mother, no matter the species, by ditching dairy for good!
May 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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U.S. Taxpayers Have No Idea How Many Animals Are Used in Government-Funded Labs. A New Federal Bill Would Change That.
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U.S. Taxpayers Have No Idea How Many Animals Are Used in Government-Funded Labs. A New Federal Bill Would Change That.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced legislation that would require the National Institutes of Health to begin accurately counting the number of animals used and hel...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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NIH’s Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research a ‘Big Win for Animals,’ Says Doctors Group
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NIH’s Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research a ‘Big Win for Animals,’ Says Doctors Group
Washington, D.C.—The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes the use of human-based research to improve health and replace animal use, enthusiastically supports the U.S...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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​Human Health, Human Science: How the Physicians Committee Is Improving Public Health Through Smarter Research
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​Human Health, Human Science: How the Physicians Committee Is Improving Public Health Through Smarter Research
Advancing public health is one of the most urgent and impactful goals of modern science. From preventing chronic diseases to responding to global pandemics, the health of entire populations depends on...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Following Doctors Group's Concerns Over Animal Welfare Act Violations at Primate Research Center, Community Review Board Votes Against OHSU Merger With Legacy Health
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Following Doctors Group's Concerns Over Animal Welfare Act Violations at Primate Research Center, Community Review Board Votes Against OHSU Merger With Legacy Health
Oregon Health and Science University’s (OHSU) Oregon National Primate Research Center has eroded the public trust. That’s the takeaway from today’s unanimous vote of the Community Review Board against...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Researchers Demonstrate Rapid, Viable 3D Printed TPU-PVC Organ-on-a-Chip, Advancing the Accessibility of In Vitro Technologies
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Researchers Demonstrate Rapid, Viable 3D Printed TPU-PVC Organ-on-a-Chip, Advancing the Accessibility of In Vitro Technologies
Study in a Sentence: Researchers from Ritsumeikan University in Japan have demonstrated that commercially available 3D printing devices and materials can be used to create functional Organ-on-a-Chip (...
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April 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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We’re settling into Bluesky and loving the community here so far! Looking forward to sharing our mission to save and improve lives—both human and animal—through plant-based nutrition and ethical, effective scientific research. Excited to see this space grow! 🌱
November 22, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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Is it time to close the Oregon National Primate Research Center?

In a compelling op-ed for The Oregonian, @drnealbarnard.pcrm.org calls for an end to outdated and inhumane animal experiments—and a reinvestment in modern, human-relevant science and patient care.

Read the full debate now:
Opinion: OHSU should retire monkeys, hire nurses
Science has progressed greatly since the 1960s when OHSU first started its primate research center, writes Neal D. Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. It's time fo...
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April 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Nonprofit Science Advocacy Group Calls for Retraction of Intimate Partner Violence Study for Which More Than 100 Young Female Animals Were Strangled and Killed
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Nonprofit Science Advocacy Group Calls for Retraction of Intimate Partner Violence Study for Which More Than 100 Young Female Animals Were Strangled and Killed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a national nonprofit medical ethics and health advocacy group of 17,000 physicians, has requested the retraction of a research stu...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Monkeys Don’t Make Sense: Availability of Better Methods Means It’s Time for the NIH to Phase Out Primate Experiments
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Monkeys Don’t Make Sense: Availability of Better Methods Means It’s Time for the NIH to Phase Out Primate Experiments
More than 100,000 nonhuman primates, including baboons, macaques, marmosets, and other monkeys, are held or used for research purposes in the United States each year. Many of these animals are used in...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Looking away doesn’t make it any less real. If you eat meat, your food comes from a place like this. Go vegan.
March 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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A slow, painful death—all for 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

No animal deserves this. Drop a 🚫🐂 below if you agree!
March 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Monkeys Don’t Make Sense: Availability of Better Methods Means It’s Time for the NIH to Phase Out Primate Experiments
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Monkeys Don’t Make Sense: Availability of Better Methods Means It’s Time for the NIH to Phase Out Primate Experiments
More than 100,000 nonhuman primates, including baboons, macaques, marmosets, and other monkeys, are held or used for research purposes in the United States each year. Many of these animals are used in...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM