The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

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Must-read from two of the most important scholars of animal law in the USA. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

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Scientists: We need to reduce meat consumption to keep food production within planetary limits. EU consumers: We like alt protein and know what's meat and what isn't since it's obvious. EU politicians: Let's legislate language to protect the meat industry. www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...

Kamala Harris was correct about everything she warned us about.

This is huge! Premier Doug Ford wants to BAN experiments on cats & dogs following Animal Justice’s investigation exposing a secret animal testing lab at St. Joseph’s Hospital 👏🐱🐶

NEW op-ed from our ED @camillelabchuk.bsky.social: St. Joseph’s Hospital is ending dog experiments after our exposé. Premier Doug Ford has promised new laws to ban dog & cat experiments—but we also need federal leadership & funding for #CrueltyFree alternatives.

We’re challenging the status quo to advance #ScienceWithoutSuffering! Our recent workshop in Scotland brought together global experts dedicated to advancing human-relevant methods instead of animals in medical research. We stand united in our belief that the future of #science is #animal-free!

🎾🐔 Last night, demonstrators took the fight for hens straight to #SobeysStadium for the #NationalBankOpen! As thousands watched the match, banners inside & above the stadium drew attention to an upcoming release exposing systemic cruelty at a major Sobeys egg supplier 💔🥚

🧪 Canada should be leading the way in modern science using existing alternatives—not subjecting dogs to horrific, invasive cardiac experiments. Our director of campaigns, Alanna Devine, spoke with CTV News about the disturbing tests happening inside St. Joseph’s Hospital. #SaveStJosAnimals

⚠️ While the hospital is shutting down the dog testing program, pigs & rodents continue to suffer in other cruel research. Join us in calling for an immediate end to all animal experiments, & help us ensure all survivors are rehomed ⬇️

🚨 BREAKING: St. Joseph's Hospital is IMMEDIATELY ending all experiments on dogs 🐶 This win comes just days after whistleblowers exposed the hospital’s secret dog lab. Now we must make sure all survivors are rehomed & replace cruel experiments with animal-free alternatives. #SaveStJosAnimals

THE LITTLE HANDS! 😭♥️ #bluesky

In a victory for free speech, a federal judge ruled that @uwmadison.bsky.social 's blocking of social media comments critical of its use of animals in horrific experiments is unconstitutional. Former primate caretaker @madelinekrasno.bsky.social won her appeal in the 7th circuit.

Great news for #rabbits in the EU! 🐰🎉 The rabbit pyrogen test—an outdated method used to assess the safety of medical products like vaccines and pacemakers—is officially replaced with a modern, #animal-free method. The new requirements officially came into effect this month!

You’ve heard of 🐴 horses. You’ve heard of 👟 shoes. You’ve heard of 🦀 crabs. But the horseshoe crab? Yeah, they’re none of those things. 👀

"There is as much educational benefit in studying dolphins and whales in captivity as there is in studying humans by observing prisoners in solitary confinement." ~ Jacques Cousteau

Animal Justice is intervening in a precedent-setting case at the Ontario Court of Appeal—filed by a veteran firefighter who went hungry after being denied appropriate vegan food while on duty. This case could reshape Canadian human rights law! ⚖️ #CdnPoli

Connecticut just became the first US state to require labs to give rabbits, guinea pigs & ferrets a chance to be adopted into loving homes after experiments have ended. These animals deserve love, not death. This law is a win for them—and a powerful step toward ending the cruelty of animal testing.

🇧🇷🐰🎉 After a 12-year campaign led by Humane World for Animals, Brazil has voted to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals! The ban will enter into force after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to signs the bill. Read more: www.humaneworld.org/en/news/braz...

🚨 Legal breakthrough in #Spain: A court has ruled that pollution from pig and poultry “megafarms” violated residents’ human rights. #Factoryfarming doesn’t just harm #animals — it poisons communities and ecosystems too. This decision could set a powerful precedent.

The European Council and the @europarl.europa.eu have reached a deal on the “One Substance, One Assessment” (OSOA) package which includes A Common Data Platform on Chemicals (CDPC) designed to support a stronger commitment to #animal-free science.

On hold to my IT helpdesk as my Microsoft authenticator app is asking me to open my Microsoft authenticator app to authenticate my Microsoft authenticator app. Most excellent use of my limited time.

A horse named Rider was tragically killed after being injured in the 2025 #CalgaryStampede chuckwagon races, marking the 110th animal death in ~40 years. Animal Justice has filed a complaint with authorities, demanding an investigation.

"The private sector blazed the trail; the FDA and NIH are finally stepping up. The real test now is whether the rest of government can catch up or will be content watching from the sidelines." www.acsh.org/news/2025/07...

There's been some confusion & misinformation about Monday's announcement that NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models. In this new blog, I break down what it means, what it doesn't, & how it will impact animals in laboratories. 🧪 www.scienceadvancement.org/reflections/...

We went to the shelter and picked out a dog that had been there the longest. I cannot replace Daisy and I wouldn’t even try but I can make at least one dog’s life better. Meet Izzy, ya’ll

This is your sign to kill your lawn and plant native wildflower seeds!

VICTORY: Brazil votes to ban cosmetic animal testing! 🎉   After over a decade of advocacy by us and our allies, Brazil’s legislature voted to outlaw the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. We’re thrilled to see Brazil embracing a cruelty-free future. Learn more: hwfa.link/1bs071025

The 3rd @ec.europa.eu workshop dedicated to the Roadmap towards phasing out #animaltesting for chemical assessments united industry leaders, scientists, animal protection groups, and government experts in their commitment to advancing #animal-free #science.

As the #EU moves forward with updating its chemicals law, we’ve submitted our practical recommendations to modernise the science used to ensure human safety, end animal suffering, and require the use of innovative, animal-free testing methods. 🧪

🧵 1) We welcome the outcomes from the 3rd @ec.europa.eu workshop on phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessment, held in response to the ECI initiative, ‘Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics – Commit to a Europe Without Animal Testing’.

In 2023, supporters helped gather over 1.2 mil signatures for a European Citizens’ Initiative asking @ec.europa.eu to stop using data from new #animaltests to ensure cosmetic safety, and put in place concrete steps to prioritise the development of non-animal methods to modernise science in the #EU.

🧪 Modern science offers safe, reliable animal-free methods like organ chips and computer models. Italy must enforce the law—for better science & animal welfare. We urge the @ec.europa.eu to act swiftly on a roadmap to replace animal use in research, education & testing. 🐷🧪

🐷 Using animals for research—like generating genetically modified pigs for human transplantation or studying substance abuse—carries serious risks because animal models often don’t match human biology. Scientists and lawmakers know that. That’s why the ban has already been passed.

🚨 Italy’s Senate Committee on Culture has yet again delayed enforcing a ban on using animals like pigs, mice & rats in research on organ transplants & substance abuse—pushing it to January 2026. The law was passed more than 10 years ago - in 2014! Why does this matter - read below 👇

We’re calling for a major shift in funding toward #ScienceWithoutSuffering that benefits people and spares #animal lives. 💰➡️🧪 Learn more in our latest blog post: www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/why-...

On World Animal-Free Research Day, we ask: Why is outdated #animalresearch still being used when better #science exists? The answer lies in funding—most resources still support traditional animal tests, despite their failures.

💡 #AnimalMethodsBias is in the news again in this important @vox.com piece on federal efforts to reduce animal experimentation. This systemic bias favors animal-based studies over translatable, human-based methods—and it's long overdue for scrutiny. 🔗 www.vox.com/future-perfe... 🧪

Rachel Fobar has a great story for us today on what the hell is going on with animal experimentation under the Trump administration, balancing a lot of threads very well - give it a read! www.vox.com/future-perfe...

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

The National Institutes of Health’s announcement that it will prioritize human-based research technologies to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research is applauded by Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund.

FDA 🤝 Organs-on-Chips The @fda.gov recently published its Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies. This is an exciting step forward in emphasizing the adoption of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), focusing on human-derived in vitro and in silico models.

This groundbreaking shift could save countless lives. Read More 👉 www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/unit...

On World Day for Laboratory Animals, Humane World for Animals India in collaboration with the Society of Young Scientists, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, organized a walkathon in Delhi to urge scientists to “think outside the cage” and shift to non-animal approaches in research & testing.

Last week, we shared how we helped ban cosmetic #animaltesting in the #EU in 2013. But are all your cosmetics truly #cruelty-free? Not 100%. 🐰😔 Here’s why: EU’s chemical law, #REACH, requires companies to ensure the safety of #chemicals in everyday products—including cosmetics.

At last! The beginning of the end of animal experimentation. www.nih.gov/news-events/...

🚨 Breaking News ‼️ NIH releases plan to reduce experiments on animals & prioritize human-based research technologies! “For decades, our biomedical research system has relied heavily on animal models. With this initiative, NIH is ushering in a new era of innovation" www.nih.gov/news-events/...