Commentary: It's time to put animal testing out to pasture

The push to abandon animal testing is gaining momentum, driven by the realization that it is costly, unreliable and ...

RFK Jr. says he'll work with federal agencies to wind down animal testing

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical ...
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FDA’s emerging framework to reduce animal testing: Implications for drug development timelines, cost, and clinical strategy

The FDA’s emerging framework represents more than a regulatory update; it is a paradigm shift toward human-relevant, ...
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Senate unanimously approves bill to 'replace outdated animal testing,' still awaiting House

"For too long, bureaucratic inertia has delayed the implementation of these changes, which are vital to saving lives, reducing costs, and bringing life-saving treatments to patients more efficiently," ...
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FDA takes steps to reduce animal testing requirements for monoclonal antibodies

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA plans to reduce and potentially replace animal testing for developing monoclonal antibody therapies and ...
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Making Animal Experiments the Exception: The Physicians Committee’s Road to FDA Reform

In April 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies—a landmark initiative that lays out a plan to make animal ...
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FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead moving toward alternative testing models such ...
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To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods

FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods and artificial intelligence to determine drug safety and effectiveness.

Technology Can Help Us Lead More Moral Lives — If We Let It

When my now-wife and I were on our first date, she asked me what part of our everyday lives our grandkids would find morally ...
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We need to take a stand against animal abuse in the cosmetics industry | Letter

Our beauty routines are making animals suffer. Every year, countless rabbits, mice and dogs are subjected to toxic chemical tests so companies can sell new makeup products. These animals are burned, ...

Trump administration launches multi-agency 'strike force' to crack down on animal abuse

The Trump administration launched a strike force targeting animal cruelty. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced designated ...
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STAT readers on animal models, sexual assault kits, and more

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech ...