Giving animals in laboratories a chance
This and other news for the week ending May 2, 2025
In other news: State requires vivisectors to stop killing animals out of convenience. City doubles down on taking and killing dogs who have done nothing wrong. Another week, another pet product recall. Defining No Kill. Public pressure forces a regressive county to adopt out more animals. Amended complaint filed in lawsuit alleging neglect, abuse, and killing of healthy and treatable shelter pets. What happens when the world’s tallest dog and the world’s smallest meet for a playdate?
These are some of the stories making headlines in animal protection:
State requires vivisectors to stop killing out of convenience
Senate Bill 25-085, a new Colorado law signed by the governor, mandates that health-related vivisection laboratories offer dogs and cats used in research for adoption before killing them. Facilities with internal adoption programs must first attempt to rehome animals through these programs. If unsuccessful, they are required to transfer the animals to licensed shelters or rescue organizations. This legislation aims to ensure that animals used in research have the opportunity to be adopted into homes when the experiments are over, rather than being killed out of convenience.
To promote transparency and accountability, the bill requires research facilities to submit annual reports to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. These reports must detail the number of dogs and cats used in research, the number transferred to shelters or rescues, the number adopted through internal programs, and the names and addresses of the organizations that received the animals. This data collection facilitates oversight and helps assess the effectiveness of the adoption initiatives.
Colorado joins over a dozen other states with similar laws, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
City doubles down on taking and killing dogs who have done nothing wrong
