Four healthy dogs were slated to be euthanized after an experiment, Sandra Smieszek made sure the canines were adopted instead Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Medical experiments on research dogs could be phased out soon--a change that's based as much on science as ethics. Pressure is coming from within the scientific community as well as from activists, ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WSVN) — A group of beagles that spent their entire lives within the confines of a laboratory are now taking their first steps toward forever homes. Canadian-based rescue ...

Those of us who work in animal shelters see animals in pain every day. We continue our work because, in many cases, we are able to transform these heartbreaking stories into happy ones. Injuries can ...

This summer, 4,000 beagles felt sun on their faces and grass under their paws for the first time after an abusive Virginia puppy mill that bred dogs for experiments was shut down by federal ...

Starting in January, research facilities in Oregon will be required to place the dogs and cats they no longer need into shelters for adoption. The idea was championed by fifth-grade students at ...

The Brown Dog Lab has studied dog cognition and behavior since its founding in 2020. By recruiting canine research participants around Providence, the lab seeks to understand how dogs respond to their ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says using laboratory dogs in research at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is scientifically ...

Much of what New York City has to offer is off-limits to our canine companions (yes, even the AKC Museum of the Dog)—but not Barnard College’s Dog Cognition Lab. Located in a nondescript room on the ...