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January 14, 2022 at 6:57 PM

Videos tell the story of sanctuary life and Animalearn’s 2021

AAVS grants $450,000 to sanctuaries, Animalearn celebrates 2021, Quoted in Science, Happy birthday, Burrito!               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS January 2022 Over $450,000 for Animals in Sanctuaries! One of AAVS’s most rewarding p…

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January 5, 2022 at 4:30 PM

A special day just for birds

  The 20th anniversary of National Bird Day is TODAY!               Today is the 20th anniversary of National Bird Day! Birds are amazing animals deserving of love, care, and respect, and that’s why National Bird Day was created. I…

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January 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Are you still there?

  The time is always right to DO what is right               Dear John, Best wishes to you for a Happy New Year! Whether you are planning for 2022 or you’ve procrastinated in making charitable donations for 2021, I can relate! New…

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December 31, 2021 at 4:20 PM

Sweet faces are a reminder

If they knew, they would thank you for your kindness               MAKING THEIR LIVES BETTER Knowing that innocent animals desperately need our help is what motivates AAVS’s staff, board and members, who all work together, aiming for meaningful, …

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December 30, 2021 at 2:40 PM

So many ways to do good!

Pick your favorite - the choice is yours!               Choices for Change We can't begin to express our gratitude for your dedication to AAVS's mission. Throughout another difficult year, your advocacy and generosity have made a tremendous diffe…

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December 28, 2021 at 3:28 PM

Let’s be honest

It’s up to you           These last days of the year are traditionally the most important fundraising time for AAVS. Your decision to give—or not—can make or break certain plans for the coming year. How much can we afford to ensure that …

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December 23, 2021 at 3:20 PM

Season’s Greetings

A message of holiday joy for all creatures               Thank you For all you do to help the animals. THE BOARD AND STAFF OFTHE AMERICAN ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY         Want to share the joy? Help AAVS…

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December 15, 2021 at 5:12 PM

Success! Thanks to You

You are helping to build their future!           Photo: Maude - © Center for Great Apes     Congratulations! Thanks to your overwhelming generosity, AAVS was able to not only meet, but surpass our BUILD IT! Campaign matching gi…

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December 7, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Good News and Good Deals

Holiday shopping with cruelty-free savings, animal sentience recognized in UK, alternative solutions, chimps get a break to live their best life               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS December 2021 Cruelty-Free Giveaways and Holiday…

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November 30, 2021 at 3:20 PM

A Unique Way to Help Animals in Labs

End Animal Research with Alternative Research Methods               Giving Tuesday reminds us to count our blessings and give to help those in need. And who could need your friendship more than a forgotten dog, monkey, or mouse i…

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November 24, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Thank You for Being a Friend

Grateful to you for helping animals in laboratories.           for being such a good friend to AAVS and the animals. From all of us at AAVS           CONTACT US » American Anti-Vivisection Society 801 Old York…

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November 9, 2021 at 3:28 PM

Animal research supplier shut down, Alternatives legislation explained, Meet Animalearn’s Director, Thanks for supporting Build it!

Unprecedented USDA shut down of animal supplier, Bill will advance science without animals, Nicole is interviewed, Members support Build It!               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS November 2021 Animal Research Supplier License Revoke…

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November 2, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Denise is waiting – not much time left

  Build It! for the chimps and your gift will be doubled!               YOU Make A Difference! The support received last week for our BUILD IT! appeal was amazing—thanks so much to everyone who donated! Our matching gift challenge …

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October 29, 2021 at 2:01 PM

We know this will work!

Chimps in need will reach new homes with your help           Thanks to friends like you, Mystery is heading to his new home at Center for Great Apes!     Did you see our messages earlier this week about the former lab chimps w…

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October 27, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Painful Past

Bright Future? Build It! and 2X Your Gift               We Can’t Let Her Down After a huge controversy about animal cruelty, New York University’s Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) closed in the …

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October 25, 2021 at 2:23 PM

We need to help these chimps NOW

Your gift DOUBLED—but only until November 30               Chimpanzees’ lives are still on the line—can you help them today? AAVS's 2021 BUILD IT! Campaign addresses an unprecedented challenge. California's Wildlife Waystation wa…

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October 7, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Chimps need sanctuary, challenging the gold standard, alternatives in testing and education, Wallace the Alpha

NIH must not deny sanctuary to chimpanzees and more news highlights.               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS October 2021 Tell Congress: NIH Bias Keeps Chimpanzees from Sanctuary! Despite many years of funding experiments and causing…

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September 29, 2021 at 2:31 PM

Is your purpose to help animals?

  Will you join AAVS and help end the use of animals in research, testing, and education?               Members are the ❤️ of AAVS What can one person do? We know that animals have emotions and possess unique intelligence and sensi…

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September 13, 2021 at 1:39 PM

25 years! of The Science Bank, Fighting for EU Cosmetics Ban, Virtual Learning at Med School, The Future with Organs-on-Chips, Maddie is Partial to Pigs

  Celebrating humane science education and alternatives research, and fighting for humane cosmetics               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS September 2021 Did you hear? The Science Bank Turns 25! While AAVS celebrates humane science ed…

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August 31, 2021 at 5:19 PM

There’s still time to act! Tell FDA that animal welfare matters!

  There’s still time to tell FDA that animal welfare matters in the regulation of GE animals for food.               Animal Welfare is the Main Problem with GE Did you see our message below earlier this month? We’re getting ready to send our peti…

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August 25, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Celebrate Humane Science Education! 📽

  Watch the video celebrating 25 years of The Science Bank!               The Science Bank turns 25! In 1996, AAVS's Animalearn department launched The Science Bank (TSB), a free lending library of humane education tools for stud…

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August 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

  Tell FDA that animal welfare is issue #1 in the regulation of GE animals for food.               Animal Welfare is the Main Problem with GE Part of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) job is to ensure that the food humans …

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August 6, 2021 at 2:37 PM

Alternatives funded!, Chinchilla dealer in court, Ethics and pregnant male rats, and Visit the chimpanzees

  ARDF funds alternatives, animal research supplier repeatedly violates AWA, and rats sewn together so males can ‘give birth’               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS August 2021 Building Better Models with Alternatives AAVS affiliate, …

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August 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Beautiful swimmers – today is their day

  Care about animals and the environment? Check out Respect for Fish Day!               Respect for Fish Day August 1, 2021 Do you care about animals in labs? Or animals used for food? Do you care about the environment? Then you …

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July 14, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Joaquin Phoenix uses voice to help chimps

  Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara narrate A Checkered Past to help chimps who need homes               It’s World Chimpanzee Day! JULY 14 On this World Chimpanzee Day we invite you to the world premiere of A Checkered Past, a sho…

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July 12, 2021 at 2:01 PM

International impact; Morality of animal testing; Chimps on the move

  OECD utilizes computational non-animal method; WFA provides leadership; Americans doubt morality of animal testing; Lucky Six chimps will get the best care               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS July 2021 Milestone of Progress for A…

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June 16, 2021 at 4:44 PM

Chimp friend Joaquin Phoenix, Bleeding horseshoe crabs, Alternatives and Covid treatment, Animal testing in the EU

  Chimp friend Joaquin Phoenix, cashing in on bleeding horseshoe crabs, alternatives for Covid               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS June 2021 Cashing in on Bleeding Horseshoe Crabs Charles River Laboratories, a lab supply and contra…

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June 11, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Nobody Does It Better

  Today is Animal Sanctuary Caregiver Day!               Today AAVS observes the fifth annual Animal Sanctuary Caregiver Day, which honors the extraordinary people performing important and demanding work looking after thousands o…

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May 19, 2021 at 4:34 PM

Thanks for helping GE animals, Monkey-human chimeras, Spanish lab cruelty, Popi turns 50!

  Stopping deregulation of GE animals, unnecessary animal-human hybrids, animal abuse at testing lab               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS May 2021 Your Action Makes a Differenceand is appreciated! In an effort to prevent the U.S. De…

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May 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Deadline is midnight! Stop USDA's disregard for animal welfare

  Animals will suffer if USDA is allowed to de-regulate the use of GE animals for food.               Stop USDA’s Disregard for Animal Welfare! Deadline is May 7! USDA is trying to take away the oversight authority of the Food &a…

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May 6, 2021 at 11:58 PM

Urgent! Stop USDA’s Giant Giveaway to Ag Industry

  Animals will suffer if USDA is allowed to de-regulate the use of GE animals for food.               Stop USDA’s Disregard for Animal Welfare! Deadline is May 7! USDA is trying to take away the oversight authority of the Food &a…

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April 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Do you know today is World Day for Animals in Labs?

  Help Animals Today!               It’s World Day for Animals in Labs! Do you know that as many as 110 million mice and rats will die in U.S. laboratories this year? Many people don’t, because animals in labs suffer unseen. That…

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April 20, 2021 at 4:08 PM

Help make AAVS a top-rated charity

  Please Review AAVS on Great Nonprofits               Inspire others to support our mission and help animals by expressing your admiration for AAVS on Great Nonprofits, a website for reviewing philanthropic organizations. Just a …

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April 6, 2021 at 4:43 PM

AAVS turns 138; EU ban tested; Cancer drug—without animals; Scrappy Chimpanzee strikes a pose

  183 years of animal advocacy, cruelty-free cosmetics threatened, cancer drug without animals.               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS April 2021 138 Years and Still Going Strong! Today, AAVS celebrates 138 years of advocating for ani…

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March 23, 2021 at 1:56 PM

Looking for a few good humans

  Will you join AAVS and help end the use of animals in research, testing, and education?               Members are the ❤️ of AAVS What can one person do? We know that animals have emotions and possess unique intelligence and sensi…

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February 13, 2021 at 5:00 PM

We knew them before they were stars

  See them in “Meet The Chimps” on Nat Geo TV               Happy Valentine's Day from AAVS! Valentine’s Day is our favorite holiday at AAVS because of… chimps! Every year at this time, we send a grant to the Chimp Haven sanctua…

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February 5, 2021 at 5:18 PM

Elon Musk funds neuro research, EPA spares animals, Cruelty-free shopping, Peppy gibbon turns 42!

  Monkeys with neural implants trained to perform video tasks and their suffering is ignored               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS February 2021 Elon Musk, Neuro Research is No Game! The richest man in the world has been funding a co…

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January 15, 2021 at 7:15 PM

The Numbers are Staggering

  Over 110 Million Rats and Mice Used in U.S. Labs?               Over 110 Million Rats and Mice Used in U.S. Labs? A new study estimates that over 110 million rats and mice are used annually in U.S. labs, a number much higher th…

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January 5, 2021 at 3:01 PM

National Bird Day, VA and alternatives, GE pig approved, Rocket into 2021

  National Bird Day is a great time to celebrate birds and share ways that we can help them.               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS January 2021 January 5 is National Bird Day! Birds are amazing animals, and National Bird Day was crea…

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January 1, 2021 at 12:01 AM

Planner or Procrastinator or both?

  Laying the groundwork for 2021 or catching up at the end of the year?               Dear John, Best wishes to you for a Happy New Year! Whether you are planning for 2021 or you’ve procrastinated in making charitable donations for…

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December 31, 2020 at 3:01 PM

It Begins Now

  You can help get animals off to a good start in 2021.               Dear John, This past year presented challenges to everyone, but I want you to know that AAVS never lost our focus or sense of urgency working on our mission to en…

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December 30, 2020 at 3:01 PM

What It’s All About

  Someone wants to thank you for your kindness to animals               What It’s All About When days were dark this past year, we drew inspiration and resolve from the certain knowledge that innocent animals needed us. We didn’t miss a beat—our …

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December 28, 2020 at 3:00 PM

What Matters to You?

  You can choose how to help animals with a special year-end gift               What Matters to You? We can't thank you enough for your unwavering commitment to AAVS's mission. Throughout a difficult year, your advocacy and generosity has made a …

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December 23, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Our Wish for You

  This little birdie has a holiday message               Thank you For all you do to help the animals. THE BOARD AND STAFF OFTHE AMERICAN ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY         Want to share the joy? Help AAVS…

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December 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM

AAVS Steps Up!

  Sanctuaries receive generous grants to care for animals               Better Lives Because of YOU! Can you imagine caring for hundreds of animals who have been released from research and testing labs where they have suffered so…

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December 7, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Cruelty-free Giveaway, Army uses alternatives, Animal testing in the EU + Thank You!

  Good news: Giving Tuesday-Wow!, Cruelty-free for the holidays, Army uses alternative to study COVID, Companies oppose animal testing in EU               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS December 2020 Cruelty-Free Giveaway Plus Holiday Savin…

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December 1, 2020 at 3:31 PM

A New Twist for Your List – Gifts for Good

  How about a holiday gift that benefits animals in labs?               GIFT GIVING TUESDAY It has been a very challenging year for everyone—both humans and animals alike. So many of us have been coping with separation from loved…

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November 5, 2020 at 4:10 PM

Progress! EPA, FDA, NIH on Non-Animal Methods; Ice Storm affects monkeys

  Federal agencies implement plans to utilize non-animal methods for chemical testing and disease research               NEWS HIGHLIGHTS November 2020 Government Agencies Get Serious About Non-Animal Methods The government is…

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October 28, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Time-sensitive: 24 hours to help birds

  Today's the last day to sign our petition to protect birds!               Help Birds   Get the Legal Protection They Deserve Deadline: 12 noon (eastern) October 29 Countless numbers of birds have already suffered and died becaus…

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October 27, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Time Is A Luxury They Don’t Have

  And your gift can still be doubled to help them               YOU Make A Difference! The support received last week for our BUILD IT! appeal was amazing—thanks so much to everyone who donated! Our matching gift challenge ends soo…

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