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Monkey Fright Experiments at NIH

Funded by millions in taxpayer dollars , National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) experimenter Elisabeth Murray sucks out or burns parts of monkeys ’ brains , confines the animals to a metal box , and then terrorizes them with rubber snakes and spiders .
PETA is waging a campaign to end these experiments—and you can help .
Tech-Savvy Teen Develops Video Game for PETA , Urges Murray to Declare ‘ Game Over ’ on Her Experiments Players of California high school student Archit Kumar ’ s gripping new video game control an animated monkey who dashes over tables and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bid for freedom from Murray ’ s laboratory .
The game draws attention to the plight of the unwilling players in her real-life experiments : the countless monkeys she has tormented in her decades of cruel tests .
Check out Kumar ’ s game here .
Blog Post Breaks Down NIH Waste , Cruelty by the Numbers Monkeys like Wilfork , Gronk , and Jaws who suffer in Elisabeth Murray ’ s laboratory aren ’ t the only ones tormented at NIH : Annually , the agency imprisons or experiments on over 4,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals at its Maryland campus .
NIH wastes billions in taxpayer dollars funding failed animal experiments like Murray ’ s every year .
Get the numerical breakdown .
Describing them as “ immeasurably cruel , ” “ outdated and barbaric , ” and “ the stuff of horror movies , ” the experts whose statements are featured in this video roundly condemn the fright experiments on monkeys at the National Institutes of Health on both scientific and ethical grounds .
Read the experts ’ full statements here .
Former Primate Experimenter Criticizes ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ of Fright Tests in Washington Examiner Ad PETA ’ s ad in the Washington Examiner features the words of John Gluck , Ph.D. , a professor and former primate experimenter , who says of Murray ’ s horrendous and wasteful monkey fright tests , “ It is concerning that … these experiments continue at the nation ’ s most prestigious research facility.
” In the era of social distancing , PETA ’ s ads on Capital Bikeshare stands get up close and personal right where it counts : in the seat of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions about NIH funding are made .
The agency ’ s scarily cruel fright experiments on monkeys—which the ads point out have sucked up $ 36 million in government funds—have been going on for three decades , despite being irrelevant to human illness .
In Video , Student Activists Bring to Life Beamish ’ s Heart-Wrenching Story of Suffering Activists with PETA ’ s youth-led Students Opposing Speciesism ( SOS ) program gave voice to tormented monkey Beamish , whose skull was cut open and whose brain was mutilated before he was trapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with lifelike rubber spiders and snakes .
Macaques like him have been enduring this fate in Elisabeth Murray ’ s laboratory for over three decades .
ken Out for Monkeys in Murray ’ s Laboratory Lights … camera … action !
In this compilation video , PETA puts the spotlight on the famous figures who have lent their voices to the campaign against monkey fright experiments at NIH—from Real Time host Bill Maher to award-winning actors James Cromwell and Anjelica Huston .
In her in-depth scientific critique of Elisabeth Murray ’ s monkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Katherine Roe explains the suffering that these tests cause , their inapplicability to humans , and the various animal-free alternatives that actually benefit humans with mental illness .
Read her full critique here .
Mobile Billboard Takes Heartbreaking Footage of Murray ’ s Experiments to the Streets Broadcasting footage of the terrified monkeys used in Elisabeth Murray ’ s gruesome experiments , PETA ’ s mobile billboard circled NIH and the neighborhoods of Murray and NIH Director Francis Collins , spreading awareness of the cruel tests .
Actor James Cromwell Takes On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Message to Agency ’ s Employees Over 10,000 NIH employees received a voicemail from Emmy Award–winning star of FX ’ s American Horror Story James Cromwell , in which he urges them to ask Director Francis Collins to end the agency ’ s terror tests on monkeys .
“ [ Elisabeth ] Murray ’ s so-called ‘ research ’ has gone unchecked for 30 years , ” Cromwell says in the message .
“ How many monkeys have died for her hideous pseudo-science ?
How many human lives could be saved if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In its ad in Bethesda Magazine—which features the letter that PETA ’ s Christian outreach division , LAMBS , previously sent NIH Director Francis Collins—LAMBS urges Collins to follow Jesus ’ example of compassion and mercy by ending NIH ’ s painful monkey fright tests .
A video from the PETA-backed youth movement Students Opposing Speciesism calls attention to the suffering of monkeys like Guinness , who was cut open , inflicted with brain damage , and terrorized in Elisabeth Murray ’ s NIH laboratory .
“ Experiments like these wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it ’ s speciesist to think they are acceptable when performed on any other animal , ” the video points out .
PETA ’ s ad just for National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) employees features the heartbreaking image of Wilfork—one of the many monkeys Elisabeth Murray has tormented in her laboratory over the past three decades—and urges the employees to e-mail us to find out how they can help animals like him .
PETA Tells Murphy ’ s Story of Being Treated as a Test Tube in Elisabeth Murray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illustrated video tells the story of Murphy , a monkey in NIH experimenter Elisabeth Murray ’ s laboratory who was torn away from his mother as a baby , subjected to invasive surgery in which his skull was cut open and part of his brain was suctioned out , and terrified with realistic spiders and snakes .
PETA ’ s attention-grabbing mobile billboard drove through the Bethesda , Maryland , neighborhoods of experimenter Elisabeth Murray and National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Director Dr. Francis Collins and past NIH to warn people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiments .
Ads pointing out the $ 36 million in taxpayer funds that she has wasted on these tests also went up on Capital Bikeshare stands around Washington , D.C. , and D.C. viewers of NBC , CBS , and ABC caught an airing of our TV ad about the cruel experiments .
Starved , Isolated , Brain-Damaged , and More—Blog Exposes the Scariest Things Monkeys Endure in Murray ’ s Laboratory Being experimented on in Elisabeth Murray ’ s lab would be terrifying—a section of your skull would be carved out , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you ’ d be trapped in an inescapable metal box , and more .
Read 10 reasons why these experiments are terrifying for the macaques locked in her laboratory .
‘ WANTED ’ Posters Demanding an End to Monkey Experiments Hit Bus Shelters Near National Institutes of Health Bus riders in the Washington , D.C. , area will want Elisabeth Murray ’ s experiments to end after seeing the frightened face of one of the many monkeys she has tormented in her experiments on “ WANTED ” posters that popped up at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health .
Activists Adoorn Homes in Murray ’ s Neighborhood With a Message : Your Neighbor Torments Monkeys Activists spread the word to Elisabeth Murray ’ s neighbors about the “ monkey fright night ” in her laboratory with door hangers that detail the pain and terror that monkeys have endured in her experiments for over three decades .
Documents Reveal More Misery for Monkeys in Elisabeth Murray ’ s Pain Factory PETA has obtained documents from NIH revealing that in addition to being terrorized with fake spiders , monkeys in Elisabeth Murray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ craniotomies ( brain surgeries ) , repeated sedation and restraint , starvation to force them to cooperate , and more .
PETA filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging what we believe are serious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act .
Activists Blanket National Institute of Mental Health Director ’ s Neighborhood With Fliers Calling Out Murray ’ s Experiments The neighbors of Joshua Gordon , director of the National Institute of Mental Health , have a supporter of monkey torture in their midst—and it ’ s secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around his neighborhood calling out the monkey fright experiments that he allows at his institution .
PETA wrote a letter to American Psychological Association President Sandra Shullman urging her to include a study of Elisabeth Murray ’ s brain in an upcoming issue of its journal Behavioral Neuroscience , which Murray will be co-editing .
PETA proposes that the non-invasive study—which , unlike Murray ’ s terror tests on monkeys , would actually be human-relevant—compare Murray ’ s brain activity while she looks at a heartbreaking photo of one of the monkeys she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the empathetic 52 % of Americans who oppose animal experimentation .
PETA Urges James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli to Help Monkeys Named After Characters in the Film Franchise In our letter to Barbara Broccoli , PETA calls on the James Bond producer to condemn the National Institutes of Health ’ s fright experiments on monkeys , in which animals named after Goldfinger , Oddjob , Jaws , Le Chiffre , and other Bond villains are mutilated , tormented , and killed .
Poster-Hanging Activists Tell Elisabeth Murray : An End to Your Experiments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s experiments on monkeys are so cruel , they should be criminal—yet instead of stopping them , the government funds them .
Activists called Murray out for her cruelty with “ WANTED ” posters that they hung on lampposts , telephone poles , and other places in the Washington , D.C. , area .
Armed with washable blue spray chalk and stencils , activists left Elisabeth Murray an unmistakable message on roads and sidewalks in her neighborhood : “ End Monkey Fright Tests !
” PETA ’ s Christian Outreach Division Urges NIH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fright Experiments After National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Director Francis Collins , who identifies as Christian , was awarded the 2020 Templeton Prize for his work integrating science and faith , PETA ’ s Christian outreach division , LAMBS , sent him a letter urging him to emulate Christ ’ s compassion by ending Elisabeth Murray ’ s cruel monkey fright experiments at NIH .
Bill Maher Joins PETA ’ s Call for NIH to Stop Torturing Monkeys NOW Instead of preparing for a real health crisis ( e.g.
, COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxpayer dollars frightening monkeys with rubber snakes .
Political commentator , comedian , and Real Time host Bill Maher breaks down the hypocrisy in his latest “ New Rules ” video for PETA and explains how you can take action to help .
PETA received 67 pages of documents in response to our Freedom of Information Act request to the National Institutes of Health for copies of Elisabeth Murray ’ s experimental protocols .
These show her written intentions to mutilate , experiment on , and kill monkeys in her laboratory .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these experiments .
PETA Calls Out NIH With Online Ads in The New York Times and The Washington Post Ads alerting taxpayers to the millions of dollars that NIH wastes tormenting monkeys with rubber spiders went live on the websites of two of the most widely circulated newspapers in the U.S. , The New York Times and The Washington Post .
In her op-ed for Mental Health Awareness Month , PETA scientist Emily Trunnell calls out the National Institute of Mental Health for wasting funds on cruel and ineffective tests , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the forced swim test on mice , while millions of Americans suffer from mental health conditions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ Tax dollars should be spent on modern , human-relevant research methods that offer real hope , ” she writes , “ not on senselessly terrorizing animals.
” When PETA showed Hollywood A-lister Anjelica Huston footage from NIH ’ s horrific and wasteful “ monkey fright ” experiments , she knew that she had to take action .
The PETA honorary director wrote a letter to NIH Director Francis Collins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruel experiments and pointing out that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , it ’ s more important than ever to ensure that our country is making smart scientific and fiscal decisions .
Pointing out that our tax dollars could be better spent combating the shortage of basic medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic , PETA scientist Katherine Roe writes that Elisabeth Murray ’ s monkey fright experiments are not only irrelevant to humans but also shockingly cruel .
With toilet paper in high demand during the COVID-19 lockdown , PETA sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the message “ $ 36 Million Down the Toilet for NIH Monkey Fright Experiments .
Wipe It Out !
” Driving cars emblazoned with the message “ End Monkey Fright Tests !
” a caravan of PETA protesters honked their horns outside the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) headquarters , the home of NIH Director Francis Collins , and the home of government monkey experimenter Elisabeth Murray .
Neighbors who were homebound as a result of COVID-19 came out to observe the ruckus .
PETA Shares an Open Letter to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Experiments The directors of the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health complained of the stress and anxiety of the COVID-19 lockdown .
Twenty-three monkeys trapped in Elisabeth Murray ’ s laboratory—who experience the stress and frustration of confinement and isolation every day—wrote them a letter .
As more people stayed home to avoid spreading the highly contagious coronavirus and spent more time online , PETA launched an ad blitz on social media focused on Elisabeth Murray ’ s cruel and wasteful experiments .
Even as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NIH squanders research money by sucking out parts of monkeys ’ brains and then scaring them with fake “ snakes ” and “ spiders.
” Government Experimenter Fears Images From Cruel Lab Will Get Into ‘ Wrong Hands ’ In an interview uncovered by PETA , experimenter Elisabeth Murray let it slip that she doesn ’ t want taxpayers who care about animals—and paid for her experiments—to see what happens to vulnerable monkeys in her laboratory , saying , “ You know , to be honest with you , we don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing because we are all afraid they ’ ll fall into the wrong hands.
” Brandishing blown-up images of monkeys used and abused in Elisabeth Murray ’ s experiments , PETA protesters descended on the Department of Health & Human Services building to demand an end to the tests .
Neuroscientist Calls on NIH and HHS to Pull the Plug on Monkey Fright Experiments In a letter to National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Director Francis Collins and Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) Secretary Alex Azar , PETA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethical argument for pulling the plug on Elisabeth Murray ’ s “ monkey fright ” experiments .
PETA ’ s factsheet on the experiments provides a description of what Murray does to monkeys in her laboratory and why the experiments are catastrophically flawed .
After receiving 43 hours of never-before-seen video of cruel “ monkey fright ” experiments carried out at the National Institutes of Health by government experimenter Elisabeth Murray , PETA publicized footage from the twisted tests on its website .
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Funded by millions in taxpayer dollars, National Institutes of Health (NIH) experimenter Elisabeth Murray sucks out or burns parts of monkeys’ brains, confines the animals to a metal box, and then terrorizes them with rubber snakes and spiders. PETA is waging a campaign to end these experiments—and you can help.
For more detailed information about the horrors that monkeys in Murray’s laboratory endure, click here.
Rooting for Rocket Raccoon? Help Guard the Galaxy’s Other Vivisection Victims, PETA’s ‘Monkey’ Urges Cosplayers
June 16, 2023
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, viewers learn how a young Rocket Raccoon escaped his tormentor, the High Evolutionary—but millions of real animals imprisoned in laboratories are far less lucky. Representing his namesake and the dozens of other macaques now languishing in the laboratory of National Institutes of Health experimenter Elisabeth Murray, Beamish the “monkey” urged attendees of Awesome Con in Washington, D.C., to use their greatest superpower—their voice—to speak up for animals like Rocket.
Making Waves in the Sunshine State: ‘Monkey’ Sheds Light on Misery in Elisabeth Murray’s Laboratory
May 12, 2023
A dozen PETA supporters—including one dressed as Beamish, a rhesus macaque imprisoned in the government laboratory of serial monkey tormentor Elisabeth Murray—lined the sidewalk outside The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology in Jupiter, Florida, to protest against Murray’s grisly fright experiments. Inside, Murray spoke at the annual meeting of the Florida Consortium on the Neurobiology of Cognition. The unmissable demonstration grabbed the attention of passing drivers and students on scooters, who honked their horns and rang their bells, respectively, in support.
Beamish the ‘Monkey’ Crashes Tormentor’s Talk at Vanderbilt University
March 22, 2023
A troop of protesters, including Beamish the “monkey,” rallied at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, to expose the pain and trauma that primates endure in the laboratory of experimenter Elisabeth Murray, who was scheduled to give a talk in a building nearby. Beamish’s real-life namesake has been a prisoner of Murray’s laboratory at the National Institutes of Health since 2010.
NIH Pumps Millions of Dollars Into Scofflaw Supplier of Monkeys to Murray’s Laboratory
January 5, 2023
Monkey supplier Alpha Genesis Inc. is so hopelessly incapable of following basic animal welfare laws that the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined it $12,600 in 2017 and issued it an official warning just last month. The company’s scofflaw status, however, doesn’t appear to worry the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which pays it millions each year to fill the laboratory cages of monkey torturers such as Elisabeth Murray. While the company basks in profits snatched from the pockets of unsuspecting taxpayers, monkeys at its facilities have died from trauma, neglect, and freezing temperatures. PETA is calling on NIH to cancel its $17 million in contracts with the notorious primate dealer.
Beamish on the Brain: At Neuroscience Conference, PETA Puts Tortured Monkey’s Story Front and Center
November 14, 2022
As thousands of attendees—many of them monkey experimenters, including Elisabeth Murray herself—streamed into the San Diego Convention Center for the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, PETA circled the building with a mobile billboard featuring distressing footage of Beamish, a monkey currently imprisoned in Murray’s laboratory. Meanwhile, activists distributed leaflets spotlighting the pointless suffering that Beamish and thousands of other monkeys endure in excruciating and deadly brain experiments every year.
Vomiting, Dehydration, and Extreme Weight Loss: Federal Records Expose Agony for More Monkeys in Murray’s Lab
October 27, 2022
Fittingly named after silent film stars, monkeys Chaplin, Chaney, and Lloyd—along with their fellow prisoners Hightop, Skyline, and Spitler—were silenced and their autonomy was stripped away in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory. The six monkeys were deprived of water, restrained via a headpost implanted in their skull, and forced to watch videos of moving animated shapes, “earning” scant droplets of juice only if they looked at certain points on the screen. Read more about the years of suffering that these monkeys endured—and that some are still enduring—for Murray’s ludicrous experiments.
Search Party Blankets Bethesda With ‘MISSING’ Posters in Pursuit of Experimenter’s Moral Compass
August 14, 2022
Elisabeth Murray’s penchant for mutilating and terrorizing monkeys in her laboratory makes it clear that she has lost her sense of moral direction. Concerned community members aided the search for it by plastering “MISSING” posters throughout downtown Bethesda, Maryland, and the area surrounding her condominium community.
PETA’s Roving ‘Rhesus Macaque’ Calls On Metro Riders to Help Put the Brakes on Cruelty
August 11, 2022
Next stop: animal liberation! PETA’s “monkey” mascot Beamish hopped aboard the Metro in Washington, D.C., to share the heart-rending story of his real-life namesake with morning commuters, many of whom were appalled to learn that he was languishing in solitary confinement in a dismal NIH laboratory at that very moment.
Wake-Up Call on Wheels: PETA Broadcasts Mobile Message in Elisabeth Murray’s Neighborhood
July 28, 2022
Blasting footage of Beamish—one of the hundreds of monkeys Elisabeth Murray has cut open, mutilated, and terrorized in her laboratory—PETA’s mobile billboard rolled up in front of Murray’s condominium complex to warn her neighbors of the monkey tormenter in their midst.
Animal Advocates Festoon Murray’s Neighborhood With Flyposters
June 25, 2022
Swimming, playing, roaming outdoors—rhesus macaques delight in many of the same activities that humans do. But while the sunny June days lure humans outside, monkeys in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory remain imprisoned in a sterile fluorescent-lit room, where many of them have been unable to glimpse the outdoors for over a decade. Seeking to grab the attention of cyclists and walkers relishing the warm weather—including perhaps Murray herself—PETA supporters peppered the path near her condo complex with reminders of the soul-crushing torment experienced by monkeys in her laboratory.
‘Monkey’ Turns Heads at D.C.’s Awesome Con
June 4, 2022
Even amid a sea of cosplayers, PETA’s “monkey” mascot Beamish can’t be missed. The plucky primate waved to crowds entering the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to attend Awesome Con—Washington, D.C.’s comic convention—as a human sidekick doled out leaflets telling his heart-wrenching story to the curious onlookers.
Full-Page Washington Times Ad Spotlights Nick Nack’s Heart-Wrenching Story
May 18, 2022
Years of isolation, painful surgeries, and worthless tests have left Nick Nack so distraught that he rips out his own hair. Not a moment of his life has been his own—not what he eats, where he sleeps, or with whom he interacts. PETA’s ad in The Washington Times gives voice to Nick Nack and the other monkey prisoners of Murray’s laboratory, who are desperate to take back control of their own lives.
Elisabeth Murray Is Doing Junk Science—Even Primate Experimenters Agree!
April 19, 2022
Distraught from years of social isolation, monkeys in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory circle in their cages, rock back and forth, and even rip out their own hair. Experimenting on them won’t tell us the first thing about normal emotional responses in humans—a new study confirms it. Evaluating the effects of solitary confinement on monkeys’ behavior in common laboratory tests, experimenters with the California National Primate Research Center concluded that the results of such tests “may be severely confounded” by keeping monkeys caged alone. Elisabeth Murray, are you paying attention?
PETA’s ‘Monkey’ Mascot Dashes to the National Mall to Inform Runners About Elisabeth Murray’s Lab of Horrors
April 3, 2022
Set against a dazzling backdrop of blooming pink trees, the 2022 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington, D.C., attracted 17,000 participants, thousands more spectators—and one “rhesus macaque.” PETA’s roving “monkey” mascot Beamish informed athletes and others on the bustling National Mall about the plight of his real-life namesake, imprisoned just a short car ride away in the laboratory of experimenter Elisabeth Murray at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In their natural environment, macaques love to roam, climb, and swim—but Beamish has spent the past 14 years at NIMH confined to a cramped steel cage, unable to feel the sun on his back or the cool dirt beneath his feet.
PETA to Prospective Mars Colonizer Elon Musk: Take Elisabeth Murray With You!
March 30, 2022
Elon Musk is dreaming of colonizing Mars, and PETA has found the perfect companion for his mission: fellow monkey tormenter Elisabeth Murray. While the South African billionaire infamously has holes drilled in monkeys’ skulls and has chips implanted in their brains, Murray continues her own meddling in monkeys’ heads, cutting open their skulls and pumping their brains with toxic acid. It’s a match made for Mars—and Earth’s monkeys (and compassionate humans everywhere) would be happy to see them go.
Tormented ‘Monkey’ Brings Beamish’s Story out of the Laboratory, Into the Neighborhood
March 10, 2022
To spread the word about the egregious cruelty and waste of Elisabeth Murray’s $50 million experiments, PETA’s larger-than-life monkey mascot Beamish—named for a real-life rhesus macaque currently imprisoned in her laboratory—greeted Murray’s neighbors as they left her leafy condo complex and headed to work. While Murray perhaps sipped her coffee and perused the newspaper nearby in her spacious residence, the actual Beamish continued to languish in a desolate steel cage barely bigger than his own body.
Callers Demand That NIMH Stop Mutilating Monkeys’ Brains; NIMH Blames Humans With Mental Illness
January 31, 2022
Hundreds of outraged callers kept the phone ringing off the hook at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) when they contacted the agency to decry the appalling and worthless monkey fright experiments of Elisabeth Murray. But rather than taking accountability for the grisly tests—on which NIMH has squandered $50 million and hundreds of monkeys’ lives—an NIMH representative told callers that the agency was forced to brain-damage and terrify monkeys because not enough humans with mental illness, including PTSD, had signed up to be test subjects. It seems that neither Murray nor the minions tasked with defending her indefensible experiments got the memo that there are modern, human-relevant research methods to answer her questions about the brain—no cutting into monkeys’ or humans’ skulls required.
Activists Dragg ed Off in Handcuffs While Occupying HHS Lobby in Behalf of Tormented Monkeys
January 25, 2022
Chanting, “Elisabeth Murray has blood on her hands!” seven PETA supporters were arrested after refusing to leave the lobby of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters in protest of Elisabeth Murray’s cruel experiments on monkeys. The protest had begun earlier outside HHS, where PETA’s “monkey” mascot Beamish and other activists unfurled a massive banner demanding that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) end the gruesome tests. NIH, which is overseen by HHS, has poured $50 million in taxpayer funds into these experiments despite their utter irrelevance to humans.
Called Out in the Caller: PETA Slams NIH for Wasting $50 Million on Junk Science
January 21, 2022
Emblazoned across the top of The Daily Caller website, PETA’s large banner ad blasts the National Institutes of Health for squandering millions in taxpayer funds on experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s ghoulish monkey terror tests.
Elisabeth Murray’s Ho-Ho-Horrible Monkey Terror Tests Earn Her Coal for the Holidays
December 23, 2021
Serial monkey tormentor Elisabeth Murray is on PETA’s “naughty” list this year for cutting open, brain-damaging, and traumatizing monkeys. So just in time for Christmas Eve, we teamed up with Santa to send her the perfect stocking stuffer: a bag of coal.
Activists Plaster Poles, Decorate Doorknobs in Murray’s Neighborhood
November 20, 2021
Sweatpants-clad joggers and latte-sipping shoppers spotted posters and leaflets decrying Elisabeth Murray’s gruesome terror tests on monkeys throughout her leafy neighborhood and a nearby shopping complex. In addition to peppering the neighborhood with posters, activists completed the scene by leaving behind door hangers notifying Murray’s neighbors of her grim experiments.
With Protest in Experimenter’s Neighborhood, Activists Hammer Home a Message: End Monkey Terror Tests Now!
September 25, 2021
The call to end experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s ghoulish monkey fright tests came to her street one sunny Saturday morning, when activists staged a peaceful but passionate protest outside her residence. The demonstration hit home with some of her neighbors, who stopped to thank the protesters or raised a fist in solidarity as they jogged by.
PETA Blasts NIH Director for Secretly Greenlighting High-Risk Virus-Engineering Experiments
September 13, 2021
Elisabeth Murray’s worthless and deadly terror tests on brain-damaged macaques are far from the only disturbing experiments to receive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins’ warped stamp of approval. Following The Washington Post’s explosive revelation that Collins and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci have been secretly approving and funding high-risk “gain-of-function” research—pathogen-engineering experiments that can make deadly viruses even more contagious or virulent—PETA rushed an ad into The Washington Times demanding that the NIH director be booted from his position.
PETA Slaps NIH With Free-Speech Lawsuit After Agency Blocks Criticism of Its Monkey Torture on Social Media
September 9, 2021
Feel like telling the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that its monkey torture tests are garbage? NIH wants you to keep your mouth shut—and it’s apparently willing to violate the First Amendment in order to make that happen. PETA is suing the agency for blocking comments containing words such as “monkey,” “experiment,” “testing,” and “torture” on its social media pages.
Ad: Famed Primatologist Biruté Galdikas Slams NIH for Monkeying Around With Monkeys’ Brains
August 23, 2021
Esteemed primate expert Dr. Biruté Galdikas is outraged that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is wasting her tax dollars to scramble monkeys’ brains for crude, pointless fright experiments. PETA’s hard-hitting full-page ad in The Washington Post quotes her powerful letter to NIH Director Francis Collins: “The world has marched on and left unimaginative repetitive studies of no particular value, like Dr. Murray’s, behind in the dust.”
Bestselling Author and Animal Expert Sy Montgomery Pens Letter to NIH: ‘I Am Shocked’
August 3, 2021
When naturalist and New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery caught wind of the ghastly cruelty occurring in National Institutes of Health (NIH) experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory, she couldn’t remain silent. “I was sickened to learn that the torments [monkeys in Murray’s laboratory] endure include neurotoxic injections, repeated restraint, food and fluid restriction, trauma-inducing psychological tests, and other harms,” she writes in a pointed letter to NIH Director Francis Collins. “I am shocked that this egregious cruelty is occurring at the nation’s premier biomedical research agency.”
Billboard-on-Wheels Drives Nightmare at NIH out of the Shadows
July 31, 2021
The screams of monkeys trapped at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) echoed through the streets of Bethesda, Maryland, as PETA’s attention-grabbing mobile billboard cruised through town. Elsewhere in Bethesda, at NIH, monkeys in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory endure a nightmare that would make anyone scream: Experimenters saw open their skulls, scramble their brains with toxic injections, restrain them for hours at a time, blast puffs of air into their eyes, deprive them of food and fluids, and more.
PETA Blasts the Backward Experiments of Elisabeth Murray in Impossible-to-Miss Ads
July 26, 2021
While science leaps forward with revolutionary technology, including advanced imaging techniques involving consenting humans, National Institutes of Health experimenter Elisabeth Murray remains stuck in the mud of the past. PETA slams her medieval monkey tests—for which she’s burned through $49 million in taxpayer funds without yielding a single treatment for humans—in ads popping up all over Washington, D.C.
Flurry of Fly Posters, Deluge of Door Hangers Blanket NIH Experimenter’s Neighborhood
July 20, 2021
Monkey defenders dropped by National Institutes of Health (NIH) experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s neighborhood and the area near NIH to bedeck telephone poles, neighbors’ doors, and sidewalks with a message in behalf of macaques imprisoned and exploited in Murray’s ghastly fright experiments.
Bolstered by 179,000 Signatures, Activists Bring Home a Message to NIH Director Collins
July 7, 2021
A troop of primates—one a statue, the others human—converged in Maryland for a peaceful demonstration outside the home of NIH Director Francis Collins, urging him to end the exploitation and imprisonment of rhesus macaques for experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s ghoulish and crude monkey terror tests. Covered head to toe with the signatures of more than 179,000 opponents of these barbaric experiments, PETA’s larger-than-life macaque statue served as the protest’s solemn mascot.
PETA President Delivers Monkey Statue to NIH Director's Home PETA activists led by President Ingrid Newkirk are outside the home of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins with an urgent message from over 179,000 supporters. Add your voice now! https://peta.vg/366f Posted by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) on Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Giant ‘Spider’ With a Message Descends on HHS: Arachno to Monkey Terror Tests!
May 25, 2021
Flanked by chanting protesters, PETA’s eight-legged behemoth appeared on the concrete plaza outside the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At NIH, experimenter Elisabeth Murray uses fake spiders of her own to terrify trapped macaques whose brains she has damaged with toxins. The amount of suffering endured by the hundreds of monkeys she’s killed (costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, without producing a single treatment for humans) eclipses even PETA’s massive arachnid.
PETA’s Birthday Gift to NIH Director Is a Compelling Reason to End Monkey Tests
April 13, 2021
NIH Director Francis Collins, a devoted Christian, cites C.S. Lewis as a major influence—so PETA sent him a compilation of the prominent Christian thinker’s essays, Compelling Reason, for his birthday on April 14. Contained in the book, Lewis’ 1947 essay “Vivisection,” a searing condemnation of experiments on animals, offers yet another compelling reason why Collins should end NIH’s monkey fright tests.
Elisabeth Murray’s Latest Experiment Shapes Up to Be Nonsense, PETA Reveals
March 24, 2021
Serial animal tormentor Elisabeth Murray has taken on a (not-so-)burning question with $17 million of your tax money: Do monkeys think that cartoon shapes have feelings? PETA’s blog post about her latest experiment—which involved restraining macaques and depriving them of water to make them cooperate—demonstrates that it’s time for her and the National Institutes of Health to shape up and stop wasting money and lives on nonsensical experiments on monkeys.
PETA Blog: Murray’s Medieval Monkey Tests Should Be Tossed in the Trash Bin of History
March 4, 2021
With just a tap or a click, you can chat in real time with someone on the other side of the planet, check in on astronauts on the International Space Station via a live video feed from space, or order a to-go coffee from your favorite java hut. But at the National Institutes of Health—supposedly the world’s premier medical research agency—monkey tormentor Elisabeth Murray is still strapping macaques into restraint chairs that were developed in the 1950s. PETA has a message for animal experimenters like her: It’s time to ditch the primitive tests and join the 21st century.
PETA Ad Starkly Contrasts the Rich Lives of Macaques in Their Natural Habitat With the Lives of Those Suffering at NIH
February 24, 2021
In nature, rhesus macaques spend their days exploring woodlands, devouring delicious fruits and seeds, grooming one another, swimming, and leaping from branch to branch. Meanwhile, in laboratories like Elisabeth Murray’s at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), monkeys just like them are subject to experimenters’ whims for their entire lives—trapped in small metal cages and unable to explore, socialize, forage for treats, or do anything else that matters to them. In Washington, D.C., viewers tuning in to the news saw the lives of the free animals vividly juxtaposed with those of captive macaques during the airing of PETA’s ad on CBS and NBC.
PETA’s Pandemic Present to NIH, NIMH Directors Is a Mask With a Message
February 16, 2021
There’s no masking the truth about Elisabeth Murray’s experiments on brain-damaged macaques: They’re inexcusably cruel and scientifically nonsensical. PETA sent National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and National Institute of Mental Health Director Joshua Gordon face coverings featuring a simple message—end animal experiments!—to encourage them to mask up and own up to the unjustifiability of tormenting monkeys in these tests.
PETA Blog Exposes the Crooked Branches and Twisted Roots of Elisabeth Murray’s ‘Family Tree’
February 4, 2021
In the four decades that Elisabeth Murray has been tormenting and killing monkeys, she’s taught her bloody craft to at least 21 people—and the poisoned apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Murray’s “children” have gone on to inject viruses and chemicals into monkeys’ brains, starve and drug mice, and addict rats to cocaine and alcohol. She herself is the speciesist academic spawn of notorious experimenter Mortimer Mishkin, whose monstrously cruel experiments involved inflicting brain damage in monkeys and lobotomizing them.
Infographic Highlights Waste of Animal Lives, Taxpayer Money at ‘National Institutes of Horrors’
January 5, 2021
If you had been one of the more than 568,000 animals imprisoned or used at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Maryland campuses in 2019, you may have found yourself baked to death because of a malfunctioning heating system, denied post-surgical pain relief, killed because you were accidentally fed the wrong diet, or stuck in a room with the lights on continuously for five months. NIH funnels more than $17.6 billion into experiments on animals every year, among them the worthless and cruel tests conducted on macaques by Elisabeth Murray.
PETA Video Exposes NIMH’s Sickening Legacy of Monkey Terror Experiments
December 5, 2020
Experimenters at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)—or should it be called the “National Institute of Monkey Hell”?—conducted tests on baby monkeys that included tearing them away from their mothers and locking them in cages barely bigger than their bodies. As PETA’s video shows, experimenters also heavily sedated the mothers and watched as the confused and terrified babies frantically tried to wake them up. PETA was able to put an end to these experiments on baby monkeys in 2015, but NIMH—a part of the National Institutes of Health—is still terrifying monkeys in the laboratory of experimenter Elisabeth Murray.
PETA’s Massive Banner on the Beltway Urges NIH to Give the Red Light to Monkey Experiments
November 24, 2020
On a bridge over the Capital Beltway, less than a mile from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), activists grabbed the attention of morning commuters—and, surely, NIH—with a massive banner urging the agency to end Elisabeth Murray’s barbaric fright experiments on monkeys. Many passing rush-hour motorists honked their support for PETA’s unmissable message.
PETA Exposes: Elisabeth Murray, NIH Heads Rake in Big Bucks to Torment Animals
November 3, 2020
Wish you made $337,000 a year? You would if you were Joshua Gordon, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, tasked with overseeing Elisabeth Murray’s terror tests on monkeys and other painful, useless animal experiments. Francis Collins, who oversees even more pointless experiments on thousands of animals every year as director of the National Institutes of Health, and Murray herself also make sums tidy enough to put them in the top 10% of wage earners in the U.S.—and their salaries are coming out of taxpayer pockets like yours. Get the details.
‘Chalktivists’ to National Institute of Mental Health Director: ‘End the Monkey Torture’
October 31, 2020
Chalk it up to their dedication to monkeys: Activists left a pointed message for Joshua Gordon, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), on the sidewalks and streets near his home, urging him to end Elisabeth Murray’s ghoulish fright tests on monkeys. NIMH is the part of NIH in which Murray conducts these tests.
Student Activist to NIH: Modernize Your N euroscience, End Tests on Animals
October 31, 2020
Writing for an NIH-sponsored essay contest about ethics and neuroscience innovation, Students Against Speciesism (SOS) activist Presley Hill condemned experiments on nonconsenting animals, such as those on brain-damaged monkeys in NIH experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory. “Neuroscience is the future, and the future is now—experimenting on animals for medicine is an irrelevant practice given the access we have to technology and past research,” she wrote. “Science cannot progress if we continue to rely on outdated, unethical methods.”
Tech-Savvy Teen Develops Video Game for PETA, Urges Murray to Declare ‘Game Over’ on Her Experiments
October 14, 2020
Players of California high school student Archit Kumar’s gripping new video game control an animated monkey who dashes over tables and hops barrels of toxins in a desperate bid for freedom from Murray’s laboratory. The game draws attention to the plight of the unwilling players in her real-life experiments: the countless monkeys she has tormented in her decades of cruel tests. Check out Kumar’s game here.
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Blog Post Breaks Down NIH Waste, Cruelty by the Numbers
October 12, 2020
Monkeys like Wilfork, Gronk, and Jaws who suffer in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory aren’t the only ones tormented at NIH: Annually, the agency imprisons or experiments on over 4,000 monkeys and hundreds of thousands of other animals at its Maryland campus. NIH wastes billions in taxpayer dollars funding failed animal experiments like Murray’s every year. Get the numerical breakdown.
Primatologists, Psychiatrists, Other Experts Slam ‘Immeasurably Cruel’ Monkey Experiments in Video
October 1, 2020
Describing them as “immeasurably cruel,” “outdated and barbaric,” and “the stuff of horror movies,” the experts whose statements are featured in this video roundly condemn the fright experiments on monkeys at the National Institutes of Health on both scientific and ethical grounds. Read the experts’ full statements here.
Former Primate Experimenter Criticizes ‘Limited Benefits,’ ‘Considerable Harms’ of Fright Tests in Washington Examiner Ad
September 29, 2020
PETA’s ad in the Washington Examiner features the words of John Gluck, Ph.D., a professor and former primate experimenter, who says of Murray’s horrendous and wasteful monkey fright tests, “It is concerning that … these experiments continue at the nation’s most prestigious research facility.”
PETA Denounces Scary NIH Monkey Experiments, Government Waste With Bikeshare Ads on Capitol Hill
September 28, 2020
In the era of social distancing, PETA’s ads on Capital Bikeshare stands get up close and personal right where it counts: in the seat of U.S. government on Capitol Hill, where decisions about NIH funding are made. The agency’s scarily cruel fright experiments on monkeys—which the ads point out have sucked up $36 million in government funds—have been going on for three decades, despite being irrelevant to human illness.
In Video, Student Activists Bring to Life Beamish’s Heart-Wrenching Story of Suffering
September 24, 2020
Activists with PETA’s youth-led Students Opposing Speciesism (SOS) program gave voice to tormented monkey Beamish, whose skull was cut open and whose brain was mutilated before he was trapped in a small metal box and terrified with lifelike rubber spiders and snakes. Macaques like him have been enduring this fate in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory for over three decades.
Video Spotlights Celebrities Who Have Spo ken Out for Monkeys in Murray’s Laboratory
September 9, 2020
Lights … camera … action! In this compilation video, PETA puts the spotlight on the famous figures who have lent their voices to the campaign against monkey fright experiments at NIH—from Real Time host Bill Maher to award-winning actors James Cromwell and Anjelica Huston.
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PETA Scientist Pens Pointed Scientific Critique of NIH’s Monkey Terror Tests
September 1, 2020
In her in-depth scientific critique of Elisabeth Murray’s monkey fright experiments at NIH, PETA scientist Dr. Katherine Roe explains the suffering that these tests cause, their inapplicability to humans, and the various animal-free alternatives that actually benefit humans with mental illness. Read her full critique here.
Mobile Billboard Takes Heartbreaking Footage of Murray’s Experiments to the Streets
August 31, 2020
Broadcasting footage of the terrified monkeys used in Elisabeth Murray’s gruesome experiments, PETA’s mobile billboard circled NIH and the neighborhoods of Murray and NIH Director Francis Collins, spreading awareness of the cruel tests.
Actor James Cromwell Takes On ‘American Horror Story’ at NIH in Message to Agency’s Employees
August 26, 2020
Over 10,000 NIH employees received a voicemail from Emmy Award–winning star of FX’s American Horror Story James Cromwell, in which he urges them to ask Director Francis Collins to end the agency’s terror tests on monkeys. “[Elisabeth] Murray’s so-called ‘research’ has gone unchecked for 30 years,” Cromwell says in the message. “How many monkeys have died for her hideous pseudo-science? How many human lives could be saved if we stopped funding this madness?”
PETA’s Christian Outreach Division Appeals to NIH Director Francis Collins’ Christian Values in Bethesda Magazine Ad
August 21, 2020
In its ad in Bethesda Magazine—which features the letter that PETA’s Christian outreach division, LAMBS, previously sent NIH Director Francis Collins—LAMBS urges Collins to follow Jesus’ example of compassion and mercy by ending NIH’s painful monkey fright tests.
In Video, ‘Students Opposing Speciesism’ Condemns Terror Tests on Monkeys Like Guinness
August 11, 2020
A video from the PETA-backed youth movement Students Opposing Speciesism calls attention to the suffering of monkeys like Guinness, who was cut open, inflicted with brain damage, and terrorized in Elisabeth Murray’s NIH laboratory. “Experiments like these wouldn’t be acceptable if performed on a human, and it’s speciesist to think they are acceptable when performed on any other animal,” the video points out.
PETA Urges NIH Employees to ‘Demand Better’ in Facebook Ad
July 23, 2020
PETA’s ad just for National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees features the heartbreaking image of Wilfork—one of the many monkeys Elisabeth Murray has tormented in her laboratory over the past three decades—and urges the employees to e-mail us to find out how they can help animals like him.
PETA Tells Murphy’s Story of Being Treated as a Test Tube in Elisabeth Murray’s Laboratory
July 20, 2020
PETA’s heartrending illustrated video tells the story of Murphy, a monkey in NIH experimenter Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory who was torn away from his mother as a baby, subjected to invasive surgery in which his skull was cut open and part of his brain was suctioned out, and terrified with realistic spiders and snakes.
Elisabeth Murray’s Nightmare for Monkeys Exposed in Areawide Ad Blitz
July 14, 2020
PETA’s attention-grabbing mobile billboard drove through the Bethesda, Maryland, neighborhoods of experimenter Elisabeth Murray and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins and past NIH to warn people about Murray’s ghoulish monkey fright experiments. Ads pointing out the $36 million in taxpayer funds that she has wasted on these tests also went up on Capital Bikeshare stands around Washington, D.C., and D.C. viewers of NBC, CBS, and ABC caught an airing of our TV ad about the cruel experiments.
Starved, Isolated, Brain-Damaged, and More—Blog Exposes the Scariest Things Monkeys Endure in Murray’s Laboratory
July 13, 2020
Being experimented on in Elisabeth Murray’s lab would be terrifying—a section of your skull would be carved out, toxins would be injected into your brain, you’d be trapped in an inescapable metal box, and more. Read 10 reasons why these experiments are terrifying for the macaques locked in her laboratory.
‘WANTED’ Posters Demanding an End to Monkey Experiments Hit Bus Shelters Near National Institutes of Health
July 12, 2020
Bus riders in the Washington, D.C., area will want Elisabeth Murray’s experiments to end after seeing the frightened face of one of the many monkeys she has tormented in her experiments on “WANTED” posters that popped up at bus shelters near the National Institutes of Health.
Activists Adoorn Homes in Murray’s Neighborhood With a Message: Your Neighbor Torments Monkeys
July 2, 2020
Activists spread the word to Elisabeth Murray’s neighbors about the “monkey fright night” in her laboratory with door hangers that detail the pain and terror that monkeys have endured in her experiments for over three decades.
Documents Reveal More Misery for Monkeys in Elisabeth Murray’s Pain Factory
June 25, 2020
PETA has obtained documents from NIH revealing that in addition to being terrorized with fake spiders, monkeys in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory are subjected to multiple craniotomies (brain surgeries), repeated sedation and restraint, starvation to force them to cooperate, and more. PETA filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging what we believe are serious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
Activists Blanket National Institute of Mental Health Director’s Neighborhood With Fliers Calling Out Murray’s Experiments
June 23, 2020
The neighbors of Joshua Gordon, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, have a supporter of monkey torture in their midst—and it’s secret no longer, thanks to fliers posted around his neighborhood calling out the monkey fright experiments that he allows at his institution.
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PETA Urges American Psychological Association President: Study Elisabeth Murray’s Brain!
June 23, 2020
PETA wrote a letter to American Psychological Association President Sandra Shullman urging her to include a study of Elisabeth Murray’s brain in an upcoming issue of its journal Behavioral Neuroscience, which Murray will be co-editing. PETA proposes that the non-invasive study—which, unlike Murray’s terror tests on monkeys, would actually be human-relevant—compare Murray’s brain activity while she looks at a heartbreaking photo of one of the monkeys she torments to that of a sample of the empathetic 52% of Americans who oppose animal experimentation.
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PETA Urges James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli to Help Monkeys Named After Characters in the Film Franchise
June 18, 2020
In our letter to Barbara Broccoli, PETA calls on the James Bond producer to condemn the National Institutes of Health’s fright experiments on monkeys, in which animals named after Goldfinger, Oddjob, Jaws, Le Chiffre, and other Bond villains are mutilated, tormented, and killed.
Poster-Hanging Activists Tell Elisabeth Murray: An End to Your Experiments is ‘WANTED’
June 12, 2020
Elisabeth Murray’s experiments on monkeys are so cruel, they should be criminal—yet instead of stopping them, the government funds them. Activists called Murray out for her cruelty with “WANTED” posters that they hung on lampposts, telephone poles, and other places in the Washington, D.C., area.
Activists Chalk Elisabeth Murray’s Neighborhood for Monkeys
June 4, 2020
Armed with washable blue spray chalk and stencils, activists left Elisabeth Murray an unmistakable message on roads and sidewalks in her neighborhood: “End Monkey Fright Tests!”
PETA’s Christian Outreach Division Urges NIH Director to Be Merciful and End Monkey Fright Experiments
June 4, 2020
After National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, who identifies as Christian, was awarded the 2020 Templeton Prize for his work integrating science and faith, PETA’s Christian outreach division, LAMBS, sent him a letter urging him to emulate Christ’s compassion by ending Elisabeth Murray’s cruel monkey fright experiments at NIH.
Bill Maher Joins PETA’s Call for NIH to Stop Torturing Monkeys NOW
May 28, 2020
Instead of preparing for a real health crisis (e.g., COVID-19), NIH is spending millions in taxpayer dollars frightening monkeys with rubber snakes. Political commentator, comedian, and Real Time host Bill Maher breaks down the hypocrisy in his latest “New Rules” video for PETA and explains how you can take action to help.
Elisabeth Murray’s Protocols Expose Additional Mistreatment of Monkeys in NIH Laboratory
May 26, 2020
PETA received 67 pages of documents in response to our Freedom of Information Act request to the National Institutes of Health for copies of Elisabeth Murray’s experimental protocols. These show her written intentions to mutilate, experiment on, and kill monkeys in her laboratory. Read the 10 things you should know about these experiments.
For some experiments, monkeys are forced to wear a collar and are strapped into a “restraint chair” much like this one.
PETA Calls Out NIH With Online Ads in The New York Times and The Washington Post
May 14, 2020
Ads alerting taxpayers to the millions of dollars that NIH wastes tormenting monkeys with rubber spiders went live on the websites of two of the most widely circulated newspapers in the U.S., The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Scientist Condemns Monkey Fright Experiments in Mental Health Awareness Month Op-Ed
May 13, 2020
In her op-ed for Mental Health Awareness Month, PETA scientist Emily Trunnell calls out the National Institute of Mental Health for wasting funds on cruel and ineffective tests, such as Murray’s fright experiments on monkeys and the forced swim test on mice, while millions of Americans suffer from mental health conditions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Tax dollars should be spent on modern, human-relevant research methods that offer real hope,” she writes, “not on senselessly terrorizing animals.”
A PETA scientist lays out how experiments on animals are not only cruel, they're also wasting money and time.
Animals are being terrorized in government labs while mental health patients wait for treatments. #StopAnimalTests https://t.co/cSseDCMs0e — PETA (@peta) May 13, 2020
Anjelica Huston Calls on NIH to Stop Terrifying Monkeys
May 5, 2020
When PETA showed Hollywood A-lister Anjelica Huston footage from NIH’s horrific and wasteful “monkey fright” experiments, she knew that she had to take action. The PETA honorary director wrote a letter to NIH Director Francis Collins, asking him to stop funding these cruel experiments and pointing out that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to ensure that our country is making smart scientific and fiscal decisions.
PETA Scientist Slams Wasteful Monkey Fright Experiments in Op-Ed
April 29, 2020
Pointing out that our tax dollars could be better spent combating the shortage of basic medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, PETA scientist Katherine Roe writes that Elisabeth Murray’s monkey fright experiments are not only irrelevant to humans but also shockingly cruel.
PETA Urges Congress to Cut Crappy ‘Monkey Fright’ Experiments With Toilet Paper Delivery
April 22, 2020
With toilet paper in high demand during the COVID-19 lockdown, PETA sent members of Congress each a specialty roll with the message “$36 Million Down the Toilet for NIH Monkey Fright Experiments. Wipe It Out!”
PETA Rolls Into Murray’s Neighborhood With a Drive-By Protest
April 22, 2020
Driving cars emblazoned with the message “End Monkey Fright Tests!” a caravan of PETA protesters honked their horns outside the National Institutes of Health (NIH) headquarters, the home of NIH Director Francis Collins, and the home of government monkey experimenter Elisabeth Murray. Neighbors who were homebound as a result of COVID-19 came out to observe the ruckus.
PETA Shares an Open Letter to NIH Officials From Monkeys Suffering in Murray’s Experiments
April 16, 2020
The directors of the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health complained of the stress and anxiety of the COVID-19 lockdown. Twenty-three monkeys trapped in Elisabeth Murray’s laboratory—who experience the stress and frustration of confinement and isolation every day—wrote them a letter.
Wi th People in ‘Lockdown,’ PETA Launches Ad Blitz on Social Media
April 2, 2020
As more people stayed home to avoid spreading the highly contagious coronavirus and spent more time online, PETA launched an ad blitz on social media focused on Elisabeth Murray’s cruel and wasteful experiments. Even as the world awaits cures for deadly diseases, NIH squanders research money by sucking out parts of monkeys’ brains and then scaring them with fake “snakes” and “spiders.”
Government Experimenter Fears Images From Cruel Lab Will Get Into ‘Wrong Hands’
March 17, 2020
In an interview uncovered by PETA, experimenter Elisabeth Murray let it slip that she doesn’t want taxpayers who care about animals—and paid for her experiments—to see what happens to vulnerable monkeys in her laboratory, saying, “You know, to be honest with you, we don’t usually take photos of that sort of thing because we are all afraid they’ll fall into the wrong hands.”
PETA Supporters Protest NIH Monkey Experiments
March 5, 2020
Brandishing blown-up images of monkeys used and abused in Elisabeth Murray’s experiments, PETA protesters descended on the Department of Health & Human Services building to demand an end to the tests.
PETA Neuroscientist Calls on NIH and HHS to Pull the Plug on Monkey Fright Experiments
February 24, 2020
In a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, PETA scientist Katherine Roe made the scientific and ethical argument for pulling the plug on Elisabeth Murray’s “monkey fright” experiments. PETA’s factsheet on the experiments provides a description of what Murray does to monkeys in her laboratory and why the experiments are catastrophically flawed.
PETA Releases Never-Before-Seen Video of Government ‘Monkey Fright’ Experiments
February 24, 2020
After receiving 43 hours of never-before-seen video of cruel “monkey fright” experiments carried out at the National Institutes of Health by government experimenter Elisabeth Murray, PETA publicized footage from the twisted tests on its website.
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One important part of planning a day hike is to make sure that you’re fueling yourself properly, especially for tough climbs or long treks. Packing the right food can help make the day that much more enjoyable. These vegan hiking snacks are portable, easy to pack, and satisfying during and after a long day on the trail. They also don’t contain any animal-derived ingredients, so you can enjoy the great outdoors knowing that you aren’t contributing to the suffering of cows, pigs, chickens, or other animals used for food. The best snacks are those with a good combination of protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates that will keep you full and give you lasting energy. Here are some suggestions for keeping you going on your next hike:
Trail Mix
This classic hiking snack is super simple to make at home, and you can customize it to include your favorite ingredients (even vegan chocolate chips!) If you go for store-bought, double check the ingredients for honey and cow’s milk. This recipe from The Simple Veganista has the perfect mix of sweet and salty.
Vegan Jerky
Vegan jerky can be made out of many different things, from mushrooms to soybeans. It’s great for a quick, salty snack, and the high protein content will give you sustained energy. Here are a few of our favorites, but there are many more to choose from:
Fresh Fruit and Veggies
These will give you a healthful, flavorful energy boost. Go for the portable and convenient ones, like oranges, bananas, apples, and carrot and celery sticks for quick snacking.
Nuts and Seeds
The protein and healthy fats in nuts and seeds are great for keeping your energy up during a day hike. Almonds, cashews, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds are just a few kinds that you might want to keep in your pack.
Chips, Pretzels, and Popcorn
Salty snacks help keep your sodium up, and these healthier versions pack extra nutrients, too:
Dried Fruit
Dried fruit is high in fiber, and the natural sugars can help give you a boost of energy to tackle that last climb before the peak. Dates, figs, raisins, apricots, and peaches are just a few of the abundant options.
Protein Bars
Protein bars can be made at home with simple ingredients like oats and protein powder, or you can find store-bought vegan versions.
Nut and Seed Butter Pouches
You can eat these straight from the pouch, spread them on bread or tortillas, or squeeze them out onto apple slices or celery sticks.
Electrolyte Powders
During a long hike, especially those in warmer weather, we lose electrolytes like sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium through sweating. It’s important to replenish these minerals to keep you going. In addition to your water pack, it’s a good idea to take along an extra bottle of water with a powdered electrolyte drink or coconut water with a pinch of table salt.
Tortillas and Hummus
Protein and carbs are the ideal combination here. Powdered hummus mixes are great for hiking since they don’t require refrigeration and can be quickly prepared on the trail.
Sandwiches
For an all-day trek, you might want to take along a heartier lunch. A peanut butter and jelly or a Tofurky sandwich will hold up well. Toast your bread to make sure it doesn’t get soggy.
Hiking With Dogs
If you want to take dogs along, be sure to choose a trail that they are physically capable of completing. Dogs can become seriously ill or incur injuries if you take them on a hike that’s too difficult, too hot, or too long. Always keep them on a leash attached to a harness for their own safety and the safety of any wildlife you might encounter. Pack plenty of food and water for your pup as well as a portable water bowl, and take regular breaks to ensure that all is well. Check for foxtail barbs and other thorns and stickers, and be aware of other potentially dangerous plants and animals in the area, too.
Be Respectful
When you spend any time in nature, respect your environment and the animals who live there by following the “Leave No Trace” principles. That includes packing out everything that you take in with you, including wrappers, disposable items, toilet paper, and personal hygiene products. Waste, both yours and your dog’s, should be buried in a 6-inch-deep hole at least 200 feet from water sources or trails. Be courteous to fellow hikers and wildlife by keeping your voice down and your music low or by using ear buds or not playing it at all. Loud music can stress out wildlife, as well as distracting you from your surroundings. Always be alert when you’re in the wilderness to keep yourself, your fellow hikers (both human and canine), and wildlife safe and happy.
Here are some other guides to enjoying the great outdoors without harming animals:
Vegan Backpacking Food
Leather-Free Hiking Shoes
Vegan Sunscreen Brands


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While exposure to Parabens in smaller amounts may not have strong effects on us , when using products that all contain Parabens ... one 's health can be severely affected .
Parabens disrupt hormone function by mimicking oestrogen .
Too much oestrogen can trigger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as alter the expression of genes in breast cancer cells .
Continued exposure also accelerates the growth of breast cancer cells .
Moreover , ecologically , Parabens have been recently found in the bodies of marine mammals as well as surface waters .
Should you decide to avoid using products with Parabens : the main ones to look out for are butylparaben , methylparaben and propylparaben .
Thankfully , there are many natural-based options now available in the market .
In addition to natrual-based options , there are synthetically crafted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for use .
Stay tuned for the next series !
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petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-10-22--Wendy’s Has Vegan Food? PETA’s Guide Tells You How to Order It!

If you ’ re like most Americans , you love to eat fast food—and going vegan doesn ’ t eliminate the desire for convenient , affordable , and tasty food when you ’ re on the go .
Wendy ’ s may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of vegan grub , but the chain actually has a surprising number of vegan options on its menu .
With a little finessing , you ’ ll be driving off with a brown paper bag full of animal-free noms in no time .
The fries at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the skin on and are sprinkled with sea salt .
Nix the butter , cheese , and sour cream to make it vegan—and if you order this tinfoil-wrapped treasure to go , you can add your own vegan fixin ’ s to it later !
What ’ s a potato without a side salad ?
Just be sure to choose a vegan dressing and say , “ Ixnay on the outonscray ” ( that ’ s pig Latin for “ No to the croutons ” ) .
You can amp up your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tomatoes , or red onions .
Or fries .
😏 Yes , the apples at Wendy ’ s are vegan .
This huge salad is chock-full of goodies like edamame and peppers .
Just say no to the chicken and replace it with extra cashews .
This salad ’ s base blend is vegan , so you just have to order it with no chicken or bleu cheese crumbles and substitute cashews for the roasted pecans ( the pecan glaze contains milk ) .
Just order a “ veggie sandwich , ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This has all the veggies that come with a meat burger ( lettuce , tomatoes , and onion ) but none of the body parts .
Get it without mayonnaise and add ketchup and mustard .
We give you The Frywich—a favorite among Level 5 vegans .
You just take your Wendy ’ s Veggie Sandwich and fill it with fries .
Remember : You don ’ t have to sacrifice convenience to live with compassion .
With a few simple adjustments , just about any food can be made vegan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fast-Food Chains

October 22, 2020 by Michelle Feinberg Publishedby
If you’re like most Americans, you love to eat fast food—and going vegan doesn’t eliminate the desire for convenient, affordable, and tasty food when you’re on the go. Wendy’s may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of vegan grub, but the chain actually has a surprising number of vegan options on its menu. With a little finessing, you’ll be driving off with a brown paper bag full of animal-free noms in no time.
Here’s how it’s done:
Sides
Natural-Cut Fries
The fries at Wendy’s are cooked in oil with the skin on and are sprinkled with sea salt.
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Baked Potato with Chives
Nix the butter, cheese, and sour cream to make it vegan—and if you order this tinfoil-wrapped treasure to go, you can add your own vegan fixin’s to it later!
Garden Side Salad
What’s a potato without a side salad? Just be sure to choose a vegan dressing and say, “Ixnay on the outonscray” (that’s pig Latin for “No to the croutons”). You can amp up your salad by adding apple slices, extra tomatoes, or red onions. Or fries. 😏
Apple Slices
Yes, the apples at Wendy’s are vegan.
Vegan Salad Dressings
Light Spicy Asian Chili Vinaigrette
Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing
Light Balsamic Vinaigrette
Entrées
Asian Cashew Chicken Salad (Without the Chicken)
This huge salad is chock-full of goodies like edamame and peppers. Just say no to the chicken and replace it with extra cashews.
Apple Pecan Chicken Salad (Without the Chicken)
This salad’s base blend is vegan, so you just have to order it with no chicken or bleu cheese crumbles and substitute cashews for the roasted pecans (the pecan glaze contains milk).
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Veggie Sandwich
Just order a “veggie sandwich,” and they’ll know what you mean. This has all the veggies that come with a meat burger (lettuce, tomatoes, and onion) but none of the body parts. Get it without mayonnaise and add ketchup and mustard.
For Experienced Fast-Food Lovers: The Frywich
We give you The Frywich—a favorite among Level 5 vegans. You just take your Wendy’s Veggie Sandwich and fill it with fries.
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Remember: You don’t have to sacrifice convenience to live with compassion. With a few simple adjustments, just about any food can be made vegan.
Try More Vegan Options at These Animal-Friendly Fast-Food Chains


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-10-23--Allbirds Is All Wrong—Urge It to Ditch Cruelly Obtained Wool NOW!

Allbirds Is All Wrong—Urge It to Ditch Cruelly Obtained Wool NOW !
If you feel that you were misled into purchasing wool products because of Allbirds ' animal welfare claims and/or sustainability claims regarding wool products , please e-mail us your story at Info @ peta.org .
Footwear company Allbirds knows that no one wants to buy products that cause animal suffering or destroy the planet , so it 's making misleading claims about the wool products that it sells .
This company knows that wool comes from sheep who live horribly and are eventually killed in the wool industry—but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals by not selling their fleece , it continues to engage in humane washing and greenwashing by claiming that the sheep in its supply chain are treated humanely and that wool production is sustainable .
PETA and our affiliates have exposed cruelty to sheep the world over , and at the more than 100 large operations that we 've visited—even so-called `` sustainable , '' and `` responsible '' farms—workers beat , stomped on , cut open the skin of , and slit the throats of conscious , struggling sheep .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Allbirds is trying to hide from consumers .
Here 's why Allbirds ' claims regarding sustainability and humane treatment are misleading and wrong : • Allbirds and its supplier , ZQ Merino , claim transparency but have been unwilling to share information about the treatment of sheep to support its claim that `` sheep live the good life '' —a highly unlikely claim when individual care in such large production numbers has to be almost or absolutely nonexistent .
• Allbirds ' life cycle assessment ( LCA ) tool currently only measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meaning that it does n't assess any other environmental impact of wool production , including on water , eutrophication , or land occupation .
The Higg Materials Sustainability Index calculates that the carbon footprint of wool accounts for only just over half of wool 's total environmental impact—that 's all .
In other words , Allbirds ' LCA is excluding almost half of wool 's environmental impact .
• Allbirds ' LCA tool uses data from several sources , and there are discrepancies in industry-sourced data .
Allbirds has chosen to use the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skewing the calculations in its own favor .
• Allbirds has acknowledged that wool is `` not always low carbon from the start '' —so why would n't it just use vegan materials that are low carbon from the start if it 's truly interested in being an environmentally friendly company ?
• Allbirds ' claim of meeting rigorous standards of transparency is also patently false , as it stonewalls any enquiries into its wool sourcing .
When its representatives were asked to provide details about the way sheep live `` the good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't have the full , in depth knowledge to answer those precisely , I would definitely recommend reaching out to ZQ Merino , as they 'll have more information . ''
When we contacted ZQ Merino , it said , `` The ZQ standard is not online because it 's an on-farm manual for our growers , not a consumer facing document . ''
• Regardless of ZQ Merino 's refusal to name specific farm requirements , the general information that it does provide online points to major problems with animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are only `` audited '' —whatever that consists of in a massive sheep operation—about once every three years .
And ZQ 's website says , `` the ZQ programme does not extend to certification beyond the farm gate , though we work with many long-term partners within the supply chain , who align with ZQ values and adhere to our Rules of Engagement agreement . ''
This means , however , that slaughter and transportation—during which much abuse occurs—are not necessarily covered under the ZQ certification .
Also , under certification , sheep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for up to 48 hours .
• ZQ Merino previously claimed that it only sources from countries with strong animal welfare legislation , but the standard now covers farms in Argentina , Australia , and South Africa—all countries where PETA and our affiliates have exposed egregious cruelty to animals , some many times over .
Workers in Australia violently punched sheep in the face and beat and jabbed them in the head with sharp metal clippers and even a hammer .
These attacks often left the petrified sheep bleeding from the eyes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , workers picked up gentle lambs and—while they were fully conscious—tied their legs together , plunged knives into their throats , and sawed through their flesh .
Then they snapped the animals ' heads back to break their necks .
In South Africa , workers dragged , roughly handled , threw around , mutilated , and even cut the throats of fully conscious goats .
• Allbirds also touts its use of discarded crab shells as `` better for the planet , '' but the company buys shells from the Canadian snow crab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry .
Endangered whales are being caught in snow crab fishing gear , and climate change is threatening the population of snow crabs themselves .
Supporting this industry does not protect these animals .
What You Can Do Wool can never be sustainable or humane .
Whether it 's a shoe , a sweater , or a blanket , if you buy a product made of wool , you 're supporting the cruel wool industry .
PETA has contacted Allbirds and shared information about the abuse and killing of sheep on wool operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Please help animals suffering right now by urging Allbirds to drop wool immediately .

Allbirds Is All Wrong—Urge It to Ditch Wool NOW!
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Update: April 14, 2021
Allbirds has just announced that by the end of 2025, it will switch to using only wool from “regenerative” sources—a move that does nothing to help the sheep who are tormented and eventually killed in the wool industry. Instead of meeting the skyrocketing demand for sustainable vegan fashion, which is kind to animals, Allbirds continues to hide behind empty welfare policies that do little to stop animal suffering.
If you feel that you were misled into purchasing wool products because of Allbirds’ animal welfare claims and/or sustainability claims regarding wool products, please e-mail us your story at [email protected].
Footwear company Allbirds knows that no one wants to buy products that cause animal suffering or destroy the planet, and it’s making misleading claims about the wool products that it sells.
This company knows that wool comes from sheep who live horribly and are eventually killed in the wool industry—but instead of making a real difference for animals by not selling their fleece, it continues to engage in humane washing and greenwashing by claiming that the sheep in its supply chain are treated humanely and that wool production is sustainable.
PETA entities have exposed cruelty to sheep the world over, and at the more than 100 large operations that investigators have visited—even so-called "sustainable" and "responsible" farms—workers beat, stomped on, cut open the skin of, and slit the throats of conscious, struggling sheep.
This is the reality of the global wool industry that Allbirds is trying to hide from consumers.
If you think the wool you wear comes from “just a haircut,” you need to watch this 💔
Share with someone who still wears wool 😔 #Never21 pic.twitter.com/xxbezHr0RD — PETA (@peta) June 15, 2019
Here's why Allbirds' claims regarding sustainability and humane treatment are misleading and wrong:
Allbirds and its supplier, ZQ Merino, claim transparency but have been unwilling to share information about the treatment of sheep to support its claim that "sheep live the good life"—a highly unlikely claim when individual care in such large production numbers has to be almost or absolutely nonexistent.
Allbirds' life cycle assessment (LCA) tool currently only measures the carbon footprint of each product, meaning that it doesn't assess any other environmental impact of wool production, including on water, eutrophication, or land occupation. The Higg Materials Sustainability Index calculates that the carbon footprint of wool accounts for only just over half of wool's total environmental impact—that's all. In other words, Allbirds' LCA is excluding almost half of wool's environmental impact.
Allbirds' LCA tool uses data from several sources, and there are discrepancies in industry-sourced data. Allbirds has chosen to use the most conservative assumption for each calculation, skewing the calculations in its own favor.
Allbirds has acknowledged that wool is "not always low carbon from the start"—so why wouldn't it just use vegan materials that are low carbon from the start if it's truly interested in being an environmentally friendly company?
Allbirds' claim of meeting rigorous standards of transparency is also patently false, as it stonewalls any enquiries into its wool sourcing. When its representatives were asked to provide details about the way sheep live "the good life," they responded, "I don't have the full, in depth knowledge to answer those precisely, I would definitely recommend reaching out to ZQ Merino, as they'll have more information." When we contacted ZQ Merino, it said, "The ZQ standard is not online because it's an on-farm manual for our growers, not a consumer facing document."
Regardless of ZQ Merino's refusal to name specific farm requirements, the general information that it does provide online points to major problems with animal welfare. For example, ZQ farms are only "audited"—whatever that consists of in a massive sheep operation—about once every three years. And ZQ's website says, "the ZQ programme does not extend to certification beyond the farm gate, though we work with many long-term partners within the supply chain, who align with ZQ values and adhere to our Rules of Engagement agreement." This means, however, that slaughter and transportation—during which much abuse occurs—are not necessarily covered under the ZQ certification. Also, under certification, sheep can be deprived of food and water for up to 48 hours.
ZQ Merino previously claimed that it only sources from countries with strong animal welfare legislation, but the standard now covers farms in Argentina, Australia, and South Africa—all countries where PETA entities have exposed egregious cruelty to animals, some many times over. Workers in Australia violently punched sheep in the face and beat and jabbed them in the head with sharp metal clippers and even a hammer. These attacks often left the petrified sheep bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth. In Argentina, workers picked up gentle lambs and—while they were fully conscious—tied their legs together, plunged knives into their throats, and sawed through their flesh. Then they snapped the animals' heads back to break their necks. In South Africa, workers dragged, roughly handled, threw around, mutilated, and even cut the throats of fully conscious goats.
Allbirds also touts its use of discarded crab shells as "better for the planet," but the company buys shells from the Canadian snow crab industry, which is an inherently harmful industry. Endangered whales are being caught in snow crab fishing gear, and climate change is threatening the population of snow crabs themselves. Supporting this industry does not protect these animals.


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-10-23--Stop the Spread of COVID-19 With These Vegan Liquid Hand Soaps

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , washing your hands with soap and water is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and prevent the spread of germs to others .
This is always important but especially during a public health crisis , such as the COVID-19 pandemic , or even just during cold and flu season .
Luckily , there are plenty of options for vegan liquid hand soaps from brands that don ’ t perform cruel tests on rabbits , rats , mice , and other animals .
Since the act of handwashing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands , there ’ s no reason to use overly harsh antibacterial soaps .
The products below are made with gentle ingredients , so you can wash your hands many times without drying out your skin .
These are some of our favorite vegan liquid hand soaps from brands that don ’ t test on animals : You can select various scents , including Mandarin Orange and Grapefruit , which will help leave you feeling clean and refreshed .
Mrs. Meyer ’ s is known for fun seasonal scents , but its classic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Method ’ s foaming and gel hand soaps are gentle on skin and free from harmful ingredients .
Its line of kitchen hand soaps are specially formulated to tackle tough smells like garlic and onion .
This foaming hand soap washes away bacteria , leaving behind only a fruity and fresh lemon and goji berry fragrance .
Note : Other scents may contain cow ’ s milk , so be sure to check the ingredients before you buy .
This sulfate-free formula won ’ t dry out your skin , and it contains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good bacteria .
This earthy and warm scent by Baylis & Harding is perfect for creating a luxury bathroom experience .
Puracy ’ s gentle hand soap is available in two calming scents : Lavender & Vanilla and Cucumber & Mint .
ECOS ’ hypoallergenic soaps are great for those with sensitive skin .
Indulge in luxurious scents such as Yuzu & Vanilla and Murumuru Butter & Rose .
Botanical cleansers and essential oils help keep hands moisturized even after frequent washes .
This earthy scent contains finely milled pumice for gentle exfoliation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are available in half-gallon size , so you can cut down on waste .
Plus , all of its products are vegan , so you can be sure there aren ’ t animal-derived ingredients like cow ’ s milk or honey .
Bring aromatherapy into your bathroom routine with six refreshing scents .
Olive oil–based castile soap is biodegradable and gentle enough to be used as a face wash as well .
It ’ s important to support brands that don ’ t use animals to test their cosmetics and household products .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rats , and other animals to painful skin irritation tests .
These are often not effective , and since many non-animal testing methods are widely available , there ’ s no reason for brands to continue to use these cruel tests .
Check our database to find out if your favorite brands are animal-friendly : Search for Cruelty-Free Companies , Products , and More These guides can help you find more ways to stay clean with cruelty-free products : Cruelty-Free Cleaning for Every Room in the House

October 23, 2020 by Rebecca Maness Last Updated July 29, 2022. Publishedby
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, washing your hands with soap and water is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and prevent the spread of germs to others. This is always important but especially during a public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or even just during cold and flu season. Luckily, there are plenty of options for vegan liquid hand soaps from brands that don’t perform cruel tests on rabbits, rats, mice, and other animals. Since the act of handwashing itself is what removes germs from your hands, there’s no reason to use overly harsh antibacterial soaps. The products below are made with gentle ingredients, so you can wash your hands many times without drying out your skin.
These are some of our favorite vegan liquid hand soaps from brands that don’t test on animals:
You can select various scents, including Mandarin Orange and Grapefruit, which will help leave you feeling clean and refreshed.
Mrs. Meyer’s is known for fun seasonal scents, but its classic scents can’t be beat.
Method’s foaming and gel hand soaps are gentle on skin and free from harmful ingredients. Its line of kitchen hand soaps are specially formulated to tackle tough smells like garlic and onion.
This foaming hand soap washes away bacteria, leaving behind only a fruity and fresh lemon and goji berry fragrance. Note: Other scents may contain cow’s milk, so be sure to check the ingredients before you buy.
© Dove
This sulfate-free formula won’t dry out your skin, and it contains prebiotics to help promote the growth of good bacteria.
Natural essential oils give J.R. Watkins soaps a subtle, clean scent.
This earthy and warm scent by Baylis & Harding is perfect for creating a luxury bathroom experience.
Puracy’s gentle hand soap is available in two calming scents: Lavender & Vanilla and Cucumber & Mint.
ECOS’ hypoallergenic soaps are great for those with sensitive skin.
Indulge in luxurious scents such as Yuzu & Vanilla and Murumuru Butter & Rose.
Botanical cleansers and essential oils help keep hands moisturized even after frequent washes.
This earthy scent contains finely milled pumice for gentle exfoliation.
Dr. Bronner’s sugar soaps are available in half-gallon size, so you can cut down on waste. Plus, all of its products are vegan, so you can be sure there aren’t animal-derived ingredients like cow’s milk or honey.
Bring aromatherapy into your bathroom routine with six refreshing scents.
Olive oil–based castile soap is biodegradable and gentle enough to be used as a face wash as well.
It’s important to support brands that don’t use animals to test their cosmetics and household products. These companies subject rabbits, mice, rats, and other animals to painful skin irritation tests. These are often not effective, and since many non-animal testing methods are widely available, there’s no reason for brands to continue to use these cruel tests. Check our database to find out if your favorite brands are animal-friendly:
Search for Cruelty-Free Companies, Products, and More
These guides can help you find more ways to stay clean with cruelty-free products:
Vegan Bar Soaps That Weren’t Tested on Animals
Cruelty-Free Cleaning for Every Room in the House


Viviane Woodard

Viviane Woodard has created a line of beauty products that are matchless in the industry .
Skin Care is where @ @ @ @ @ Woodard continues to offer cutting edge quality water-based products .
Viviane Woodard has stood the @ @ @ @ @ sound-stage and set new standards for Consistency and Quality , which was the promise Viviane @ @ @ @ @ industry years ago .
Hollywood Make-up artist Steven Tofanetti used Viviane Woodard on some of @ @ @ @ @ motion pictures .
Elizabeth Taylor , Debbie Reynolds , Ava Gardner , Janet Lee , @ @ @ @ @ , Carol Burnett , Richard Burton , Joan Crawford , Ava Gardner , Grace Kelly @ @ @ @ @ Garbo , Esther Williams , Sofia Loren , Audrey Hepburn , just to name a @ @ @ @ @ only a handful of makeup-artists ever to have won a special achievement Academy Award for @ @ @ @ @ allure of Hollywood reached out across the United States , women everywhere aspired for that @ @ @ @ @ the fashion and beauty originating in the film industry .

As the news about COVID-19 continues to unfold, I wanted to offer a brief update on how Viviane Woodard plans to continue serving our customers and partners during the pandemic.
Viviane Woodard has always been a completely remote team.
That means that Viviane Woodard’s operations have not been adversely affected by the pandemic.
Our 2 + employees remain at work (in their homes, safely social distancing) and bringing our products, services and support to you.
There will be no interruption in Viviane Woodard’s service, and I want to stress that we will continue to send out all of your orders as always done.
We will also post all promotions online as always and all updates and business news on our social media accounts, so please follow us here for timely updates:
Now a more personal note:
While our operations have not been interrupted, we admit that things are not “business as usual.” Like you, we’re keeping an eye on the news, checking on our friends and neighbors, and taking steps to ensure our families are safe and well.
That’s why we wanted to reach out to our customers and partners and assure you that while you may have a lot on your mind right now, receiving your orders from Viviane Woodard does not have to be one of those worries.
Be safe and well.
Sheryl Trim (Owner)


petapeoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals--2020-10-26--Urgent From PETA: Wildfire Survival Tips for Animals in Orange County

Orange County , Calif. – Because the Silverado fire is threatening areas across Orange County and evacuations are underway , @ @ @ @ @ and will die if abandoned .
Residents in areas affected by smoke and falling ash @ @ @ @ @ avoid all outdoor activities , such as running with dogs .
If visibility is less @ @ @ @ @ has compromised the air quality and reached unsafe levels .
Anyone who sees animals in @ @ @ @ @ help should note their locations and alert authorities immediately .
Trapped horses and other animals @ @ @ @ @ .
They should never be locked in their stalls or confined in any way , @ @ @ @ @ must never be left behind .
Anyone who evacuates and intentionally abandons animals to fend @ @ @ @ @ .
PETA has prepared a featuring Dean Winters .
For more information , visit or @ @ @ @ @ , Facebook , or Instagram .

For Immediate Release:
October 26, 2020
Contact:
Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Orange County, Calif. – Because the Silverado fire is threatening areas across Orange County and evacuations are underway, animals must be kept indoors and will die if abandoned.
Residents in areas affected by smoke and falling ash should keep animals indoors and avoid all outdoor activities, such as running with dogs. If visibility is less than 5 miles, smoke has compromised the air quality and reached unsafe levels. Anyone who sees animals in distress and is unable to help should note their locations and alert authorities immediately.
Trapped horses and other animals can’t outrun wildfires. They should never be locked in their stalls or confined in any way, unable to flee.
Animals must never be left behind. Anyone who evacuates and intentionally abandons animals to fend for themselves may be prosecuted.