World Week for Animals in Laboratories

April 21-29 is World Week for Animals in Laboratories. Here are four things that you can do to help animals in laboratories:

• Support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, (H.R. 1513/S. 810), which would phase out the use of chimpanzees in laboratories. Learn more about the bill here, then contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives.You can look up your U.S. Representative on the House of Representatives website, while your senators can be found on the official Senate website. A personal communication is always best, but if you're short on time, you can use this webform from the New England Anti-Vivisection Society.
  
• Boycott products tested on animals, and go cruelty-free. Learn more about cruelty-free products here.
  
• When donating to health charities, be sure to support only cruelty-free charities that do not fund animal research. Learn more about cruelty-free charities here.
  
• Write a letter to the editor of your local paper to reach others. You can find sample letters here.

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