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Expanding Use of Primates in Drug Testing Is a Threat to Public Health
Proposals to expand domestic breeding of primates for research overlook several ethical, scientific and safety woes. Originally published on TRUTHOUT, May 27, 2023 Between 2000

The Illegal, Unworkable and Wasteful Use of Primates in Testing and Research
Government and Contract Labs Clamor for Mass Use of Primates Even After FDA Modernization Act Clears the Path for Alternative Test Methods

Congress Eliminates 1930’s Animal-Testing Requirement
FDA Modernization Act Promises to Usher in Era of “Cruelty-Free Drugs”

Hidden Victims of Our Flawed Drug Development Paradigm
Dogs dying even before they get into the laboratory In a pleading that reveals alleged violations of law and obvious violations of basic decency, the

Reset of FDA’s Drug Development Paradigm Moving Forward
There is a desperate need to reduce animal testing and usher in 21st-century science In a game-changing legislative act, Democrat and Republican leaders of the

The FDA Modernization Act Will Provide an Essential Re-Set of Our Broken Drug Development Programs in the United States
Please tell your legislators to support the FDA Modernization Act here. Congress has three fundamental responsibilities: pass new legislation, fund the implementation and enforcement of