There are two lessons to be learned from the startling new study reporting that decades of burn, sepsis and trauma experiments on mice have led nowhere: First, mice aren't good stand-ins for humans. The second one I'll get to in a minute.

The study, just published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, examined human cells and …

We have very exciting news to share. Earlier this week, a representative from United Airlines phoned PETA to say that the airline will no longer transport primates for use in experiments anywhere in the world! In order to ensure that animal experimenters get the message loud and clear, United even posted the new policy on its website, and it leaves …

Never doubt the power of the consumer. When the hip cosmetics company Urban Decay—whose policy against testing on animals is part of its brand—announced plans to begin selling its products in China, where cruel and deadly animal tests are required by the government, disappointed consumers took action. Thousands of them flooded Urban …

Last week, we told you about actions that you can take to help animals in laboratories. But that was just the tip of the cruelty-free iceberg. Here are a few more great ways that PETA Prime readers can work to keep animals out of laboratories:

A Few Good Men—and Lots of Suffering Animals

Not all vivisection happens behind laboratory doors, and …

More than 100 million animals are killed in laboratories across the United States each year—and many of them suffer miserably before they die. This is why it is so important for each of us to take action to bring an end to the misguided practice of subjecting animals to cruel and archaic experiments.

The good …

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We've been saying it for years. Today, the committee of scientists commissioned by the federal government to examine the scientific validity of experiments on chimpanzees publicly agreed with us. The long-awaited Institute of Medicine (IOM) report concludes: "[M]ost current biomedical research use of chimpanzees is not necessary."

The report is the first step toward ending …

"But what's wrong with using animals as long as they are treated humanely?" How many times have you heard someone ask this question? Most people agree on the value of humane treatment, but using animals inevitably leads to abusing animals.

Let's look at animals used for food. Nearly all animals raised for food in the U.S. live on factory farms. …