We want to share the love today because you are a part of this happy story. Six years ago, seven baby chimps and their mothers arrived at Chimp Haven, the National Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Louisiana. Every Valentine’s Day, AAVS commemorates … Continue reading →

2nd Hearing on Student Choice Can you once again help us take action on behalf of animals used in education in Maryland? Just last week, we asked you to join the Animalearn team in voicing support of SB 188, the … Continue reading →

Left to Right: Bailee Henderson, Senator Ronald Young, Nicole Green Left to Right: Nicole Green, Bailee Henderson,Donna Bernstein, Aaron Ness On January 30, Animalearn Director Nicole Green and Assistant Director Bailee Henderson testified at a Maryland State Senate Committee hearing … Continue reading →

NIH: Strengthen Animal Welfare Requirements Last year, powerful animal research proponents tried to push their agenda in an attempt to reduce the so-called “regulatory administrative burden” for researchers using animals in experiments. This could have drastically compromised the welfare of … Continue reading →

Hearing TODAY on Student Choice Can you help us take action on behalf of animals used in education in Maryland? This afternoon, Animalearn’s Director Nicole Green and Assistant Director Bailee Henderson will be providing testimony in front of the Senate … Continue reading →

Wild is Beautiful – Tomorrow is National Bird Day and in celebration of these amazing animals, I encourage you to spend some time listening to your neighborhood finches, chickadees, and other songbirds. If you listen, you’ll marvel at how they … Continue reading →

Wait…Before you celebrate! Are your charitable donations for 2018 what you want them to be? Please don’t forget that animals in labs need your help. The end of the year is hours away, and we’d like to remind you that … Continue reading →

The past year brought unprecedented challenges as animal experimenters pushed hard on their agenda to increase animal use. But, thanks to you, AAVS helped lead effective campaigns to successfully defeat efforts to: deny chimpanzees retirement to sanctuaries; privatize federal lab … Continue reading →

Look who benefits when you support AAVS’s advocacy efforts and programs to achieve meaningful, lasting change for animals. Animals in labs are hidden and forgotten, but we work on their behalf every single day. With your help, so many lives … Continue reading →

We can’t thank you enough for your unwavering commitment to AAVS’s mission. Through your advocacy and generosity, you have helped to: Reduce the number of animals used in chemical testing for the EPA Give sanctuary for hundreds of primates released … Continue reading →