Animal-Free Testing Is Not Always Animal-Free: The Calf Blood in Cell Culture
Many labs now work with cell cultures instead of animals. That counts as animal-free testing. But the liquid the cells grow in often contains the blood of unborn calves. A new open-access book by researchers from around the world shows…
INTERPOL Operation in Latin America: 1,000 Wild Animals Rescued, 233 Arrested
Two tigers, several lions, jaguars, ocelots and large numbers of parrots: in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation across nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, investigators recovered more than 1,000 live animals from traffickers. 233 people were arrested. The operation also…
Swiss Fur Ban: Switzerland Bans Import and Sale of Cruelly Produced Fur
Switzerland’s Council of States has approved the counterproposal to the fur initiative by 43 votes to one. Importing and trading fur from cruel production would be banned, with a final vote due on 2 October.
Last rescue before the ban: 70 dogs freed from a South Korean dog meat farm
Just months before South Korea’s ban on the dog meat industry takes full effect, Humane World for Animals has rescued more than 70 dogs from a farm in Gangjin. It is the organization’s last large-scale rescue in the country and…
Denmark Is Creating a Dedicated Animal Welfare Inspection Agency
From 2027, a new Danish agency will inspect farms, with more than twice as many inspectors and prison terms of up to six years for serious animal cruelty. What the plan includes, why it is happening now, and why most countries still leave farm inspections to overstretched local offices.
Harvard Monkey Experiments: NIH Announced the End, but Livingstone’s Lab Still Gets Funding
In May 2025, the NIH said it had cut funding for Harvard studies on young monkeys. Its own grant database tells a more complicated story: Margaret Livingstone still leads four NIH projects, and new awards arrived in 2026. We checked the numbers.