We hear this again and again. Behind every protocol is a human being carrying ethical conflict, moral distress, and experiences they’ve been taught to bury. If you or someone you know is struggling with the emotional or ethical toll of animal research, Justify is here and ready to help. 💛

✨This Just In: Justify Co-Founder and Board Secretary & Treasurer Mallory Cormier opens up about her experience working in a pharmaceutical rabbit breeding facility and how it inspired her to start her own nonprofit, Save The Buns. www.whenwejustify.org/post/leaping...

We want every student and researcher who feels trapped and disempowered in the animal research industry to know this: Your reactions—fear, disgust, trauma—are normal. They are signs of compassion, not weakness. Thank you, Dr. Diqui LaPenta, for naming what so many experience in silence.

Struggling with your experience in an animal research lab? You’re not alone. Justify was created by and for animal lab workers to provide peer support, community dialogue, and resources for those navigating the emotional and ethical sides of this work. Reach out to us at whenwejustify.org.

@whenwejustify.bsky.social the blogs are so powerful & relatable!

Former primate researcher and Justify Board Member Dr. John Gluck joins other insiders in this powerful look inside the primate research industry—revealing what few outside the lab ever see.

✨This Just In—Check out this guest blog by Richard J. Miller, career scientist and author of The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation. @rjm821.bsky.social www.whenwejustify.org/post/why-i-c...

✨This Just In - In Justify’s new blog, we honor Jane Goodall. Before she became one of the most influential advocates for animals and the preservation of the natural world, many people might not know that Jane Goodall had previously spent time in research labs. www.whenwejustify.org/post/honorin...

✨This past weekend, I spoke at the Animal Law Conference to the largest in-person audience I’ve ever presented to (200+)! Stay tuned for the presentation recording... In the meantime, please enjoy a photo of me with this very good boy and conference MVP, Glen. @whenwejustify.bsky.social

✨ This Just In: Justify President & CEO Lindsay Oliver discusses how compassion fatigue is being weaponized in animal labs. 📖 Read the blog: www.whenwejustify.org/post/when-co...

In honor of my 35th birthday today, would you consider a donation to @whenwejustify.bsky.social? ♥️ Help us build a world where no one has to silence their conscience, and no one’s suffering—human or animal—is treated as expendable. whenwejustify.networkforgood.com/projects/242...

Grateful to support @whenwejustify.bsky.social and watch their critical movement grow. Thanks for inviting me to contribute my story, @madelinekrasno.bsky.social !

✨ This Just In: @ertrunnell.bsky.social shares why she no longer defends the animal research she was once trained to do—and how she’s helping end animal methods bias. 📖 Read her powerful story: www.whenwejustify.org/post/the-sci...

In memory of Dr. Jane Goodall—a lifelong champion for animals, empathy, and scientific integrity. Her unwavering opposition to needless animal testing reminds us that true discovery doesn’t *justify* suffering.

📍UW-Madison—come hear me speak one week from today! It’s been quite the journey since I graduated in 2013: From believing my mandatory public speaking course was going to end me to making a career out of humane education and public speaking… ⬇️

🐁 Meet Justify President and CEO Lindsay Oliver. Lindsay is an award-winning undercover investigator, author (with a forthcoming book), and seasoned nonprofit strategist whose work has helped expose and dismantle some of the most hidden and harmful industries in the world.

✨ This Just In In her blog post, “The Case for Justify,” Executive Director Madeline Krasno discusses her experience in a primate lab and how it inspired Justify—a supportive space for lab workers to heal & share their stories. Read here: www.whenwejustify.org/post/profess...

In less than two weeks, I’m returning to UW-Madison to share my story and join UW students who are raising awareness about the animals still used in labs today as well as the massive yet invisible cost that animal research has on the humans involved. Presentation open to students and faculty!

🐒 Meet Justify Board Member Dr. John Gluck. In his book, Voracious Science & Vulnerable Animals, John, courageously shares, in impressive detail, his experience as a primate scientist and his gradual shift in stance toward animal research. 📚Stay tuned for an exciting book giveaway this October!

Many of us got the opportunity to connect for the first time at #WC13! As Justify co-founder @madelinekrasno.bsky.social wrote: “No one knows better the cost of animal experimentation, and no one is more vital in shaping the path toward science without suffering.” bsky.app/profile/made... 15/16

Thanks to @whenwejustify.bsky.social former animal caretakers and scientists have been increasingly finding their voice, sharing their experiences and—in many cases—how those experiences sparked their transition toward advocacy for animal-free science. www.whenwejustify.org 14/16

🚨 Former Macalester College animal lab workers, alumni, and over 130 mental health and animal welfare experts are calling on the school to protect students from psychological harm and END fatal animal experiments in psychology courses. ⬇️

✨THIS JUST IN In her debut blog post, Justify CEO Lindsay Oliver shares what she saw as an undercover investigator in animal labs—and why lab workers need a space like Justify. Read blog: www.whenwejustify.org/post/another...

Meet Mallory Cormier 🐇 Co-Founder & Board Secretary of Justify, and founder of Save The Buns, a nonprofit rescuing rabbits from labs. After working inside a rabbit breeding facility, Mallory turned her experience into action—building sanctuary, adoption, & change. Stay tuned for her powerful blog.

The @whenwejustify.bsky.social community is growing! At #WC13 - World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences, it was an honor to bring together former lab workers to connect on their shared experiences inside animal labs and current advocacy for science without suffering.

If you’re a current or former animal lab worker who is feeling isolated, struggling with your mental health, and/or contemplating why we justify the things we do to animals in the name of science—Justify is the community for you. 🐀 whenwejustify.org

✨THIS JUST IN From high school dissections to postdoctoral research with newborn rats, Dr. Diqui LaPenta shares the moments that made her sick to her core and ultimately pushed her to walk away from bench research. Read blog: www.whenwejustify.org/post/when-sc...

Today marks the official start of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences where Justify Executive Director @madelinekrasno.bsky.social will be presenting a poster on Justify's work to empower lab workers to heal and share their stories.

I had the honor of presenting on behalf of @whenwejustify.bsky.social at the International Conference on Alternatives and Simulation in Education yesterday, an exceptionally inspiring satellite conference of the WC13 Rio - World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences.

Don’t miss out—our next update is dropping this week! 🐀 Subscribe to Justify’s newsletter today and be the first to read it: www.whenwejustify.org

Behind the closed doors of animal research labs are not only animals suffering, but also humans—silenced by fear and stigma. At Justify, we’re creating a safe space for lab workers to share their stories, heal from the trauma, and push for a more ethical, human-relevant future in science.

🎥 INSTAGRAM LIVE tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug 19 @ 12pm ET ➡️ @itsjamiescorner & @madeline_krasno I’m chatting with the wonderful Jamie Logan about my free speech wins & how @whenwejustify.bsky.social is catalyzing an insider-led movement for science without human or animal suffering.

The most ethical voices in science are often the quietest—not because they lack conviction, but because speaking up can come at a cost. At Justify, we’re making space for those voices to be heard, valued, and protected. Together, we can shift science toward compassion, transparency, and truth.

I’m honored to be representing @whenwejustify.bsky.social at the WC13 Rio - World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences later this month! This congress brings together scientists, policymakers, & change-makers from around the globe. #3Rs #Science #AnimalResearch

At Justify, we know that science can advance without harming animals or the humans who care for them. Let’s create a future where compassion drives discovery. 🐇

When #science asks you to turn off your heart, it’s not science worth keeping. At Justify, we believe empathy should drive research—not be silenced by it. We’re building a future where science respects both human & animal life, and where compassion is a strength, not a liability.

In animal research labs, compassion is often viewed as weakness. Speaking about the emotional toll? Risky. 🐀 Enter Justify—founded by former lab workers to create a safe space to share, heal, and fight for science rooted in empathy and truth.

Presenting the *official* press release for my free speech lawsuit victory against my Alma mater!

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.

Madeline Krasno, who worked as a primate caretaker, filed a lawsuit after the university hid her social media comments criticizing its animal research practices.

Grateful to the @animallegaldefense.bsky.social for representing me in this free speech fight against my Alma mater, UW-Madison! 🦡 www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...

You don’t have to choose between caring about animals or humans in labs. Both suffer. Both matter. Animal research harms humans and animals alike—and that’s exactly why Justify exists. Founded by former lab workers, we’re here to listen, support, and fight for science without suffering. 🩶

‼️BIG NEWS from the NIH regarding animal-based research—but what does it really mean? Thank you to Dr. @ertrunnell.bsky.social, former animal researcher and current Director of Science Advancement & Outreach at PETA, for clarifying what this announcement means in a recent blog.*

You’d be surprised how many people have spent time inside an animal research lab. As former lab workers, we created @whenwejustify.bsky.social so we could build a safe community for others from the industry who may be questioning why we justify testing on animals. Subscribe ➡️ whenwejustify.org

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/...

In a system built on silence, storytelling is an act of resistance. We know how isolating it can feel to work in animal research—especially when you start questioning what’s happening around you. But your voice matters. And your story could be the one that helps someone else feel less alone. ⬇️

Dr. @katherineroe.bsky.social, Chief Scientist of PETA’s Laboratory Investigations Department, reflects on the animal research industry’s tendency to misrepresent outcomes and ethical dilemmas. As former animal lab workers, Justify knows firsthand the prevalence of such discourse. Cont. 👇