Check out A-V, our redesigned (now quarterly!) magazine New Look, Same Reliable ResourceWe are excited to announce our redesigned and now quarterly publication, A-V! Created for our members, the magazine shares our progress, challenges, and what work lie…

CDC to stop its primate research, alternatives becoming more mainstream, Magic and Tootie NEWS HIGHLIGHTSDecember 2025 Tell Congress to Pass the Humane Cosmetics Act! Animals should not suffer and die just to test cosmetics and th…

Will you help to stop the suffering? You can save countless animals... Dear John,It’s heartbreaking that in 2025, animals are still suffering in laboratories, even though we now have humane, innovative methods that can advance science without causing har…

Check out Leaping Bunny’s holiday promotions featuring your favorite brands! The winter holiday season is in full swing! It’s a time of peace, goodwill, and compassion for all, including the animals. And AAVS is making it easy by connecting our supporter…

Giving Tuesday is the most important fundraising day of the year Dear John,Giving Tuesday is the most important fundraising day of the year. I’m so grateful for the outpouring of generosity we’ve already received from partners like you in the past few ho…

You can do something amazing today – you can help these survivors Dear John,Today is Giving Tuesday, the most important day of the year for compassionate people like you to make a transformative difference for causes that are important to you.Chimpanzees…

Long-tailed macaques still endangered, research supplier gives up dog breeding license, Mari is resilient NEWS HIGHLIGHTSOctober 2025 NO funding for primate breeding and research Special interest groups promoting animal research h…

Stop Cruelty in Classrooms Now Dear John,With the start of a new school season, I think of the countless students who are pressured to dissect animals in school. Millions of cats, frogs, pigs, and birds are raised in brutal conditions and killed every ye…

Also, Delaware now has dissection choice; NIH organoid center; Angie at Equine Advocates NEWS HIGHLIGHTSSeptember 2025 $400,000 Awarded for Animal-Free Biomedical Research AAVS is excited to announce that the Alternatives Research…

Ensure animals get Better CARE; The Science Bank; love for Spencer the chimpanzee NEWS HIGHLIGHTSAugust 2025 Science magazine covers AAALAC analysis by Rise for Animals as well as impact of AAVS bird lawsuit Note: The coverage of …

Ensure animals get Better CARE; The Science Bank; love for Spencer the chimpanzee NEWS HIGHLIGHTSAugust 2025 AAVS Analysis Reveals Poor Animal Welfare and USDA Failures The peer-reviewed journal Science recently published an artic…

Netherlands vote on primate experiments, Leaping Bunny interview, Anakin shucks corn NEWS HIGHLIGHTSJuly 2025 For Animals Behind the Laboratory DoorSupport the Federal Animal Research Accountability Act Over 774,000 animals covere…

It’s World Chimpanzee Day! Celebrate Chimps!World Chimpanzee Day is July 14While AAVS loves chimps every day, we’d never miss the chance to shower them with extra special attention on World Chimpanzee Day!Whether we come to know them in the wild or in sa…

Also funding for primate lab, alternatives for drug development, Pickle gets a popsicle NEWS HIGHLIGHTSJune 2025 Stop Funding Animal Research Labs Outside the U.S.! Congress is considering legislation that would stop the U.S. gove…

They’re essential in caring for animals released from labs! It’s Animal Sanctuary Caregiver Day!Today, AAVS proudly honors the compassionate individuals who make a difference every day. We’ve all seen touching videos of rescued animals and imagined how j…

Also: dogs suffering for research, organs-on-chips, celebrating 30 years of sanctuary NEWS HIGHLIGHTSMay 2025 Tell Congress Primates Are Not Pets Primates are wild animals, and keeping them as pets is cruel and dangerous. To help …