In 1921, a young Canadian doctor experimented with starving dogs; one dog's dramatic reaction helped lead to the discovery of insulin

In May 1921, Frederick Banting arrived at the University of Toronto with an idea about diabetes and little laboratory ...
Stars and Stripes

VA continues ‘approved’ experiments on dogs, cats and monkeys after Congress orders an end to live-animal tests by 2026

WASHINGTON — Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs will implant pacemakers in the hearts of 54 dogs that will be euthanized at the end of the tests and surgically embed wires and sensors ...

In 1816, a Barbados-born doctor used dogs and cats to test blood transfusion; his forgotten experiments showed why animal blood could not replace human blood

In 1816, a young doctor from Barbados carried out blood transfusion experiments that challenged a dangerous medical ...
STAT

The long history of euphemisms around the use of animals in lab research

Kaplan is the author of “Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research.” We woke in Boston before daybreak as usual, and Hammy — my beagle, who was once a lab dog ...
Yahoo Finance

Ontario Urged to Investigate Disturbing Dog Experiments at Nucro-Technics

TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Animal Alliance of Canada is calling on the Ontario government and the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) to urgently investigate disturbing evidence of ...
Fox News

Navy halts dog and cat experiments; PETA writes Hegseth about US taxpayer-funded animal tests

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) penned a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan Thursday, thanking the Trump administration for its ban on ...
Scientific American magazine

The age of animal experiments may be waning

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...