Professional Perspectives: Wisconsin Court Orders Criminal Investigation of Beagle Breeder Ridglan Farms
By Conley Wouters | August 21st, 2025
“Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Judge Lanford’s opinion highlights evidence of decades of egregious cruelty and immense animal suffering at Ridglan Farms. That alone might catalyze a renewed push for change from those who are working to protect—and eventually replace—animals used in research.”
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A Bright Tomorrow for Therapeutic Orphans: The Potential for New Approach Methodologies to Bridge Data Gaps for Pregnant Patients
By Matthew Durthaler | July 24th, 2025
“As caution often precludes pregnant humans from serving as models of their own physiology, various non-human animal models have been employed. While these models have displayed some value, they are severely limited by interspecies variation and thus serve as subpar predictors of gravid human physiology.”
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From Roadmap to Reality: Validating NAMs for FDA's Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing
By Yiguang Zhu | May 15th, 2025
“The FDA and the broader scientific community recognize NAMs as a means to obtain 'faster and more accurate human risk assessments' while reducing animal use.”
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