100
WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
TO END ANIMAL TESTING & FREE THE BEAGLES
Approximately 40,000 to 60,000 beagles are used in laboratory research and testing in the United States TODAY.
THEY ARE MORE THAN NUMBERS.
WHY BEAGLES?
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Forgiving
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Gentle
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Docile
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Trusting
YOU are their only hope.
Everyone can take action.
Start with ONE.
ADOPT & FOSTER
1. Adopt a former research beagle when one becomes available.
2. Consider an older or special-needs beagle who may have a harder time finding a home.
3. Promote beagles who are waiting for adoption
4. Help other rescue dogs find homes, too. Every successful adoption can help create space and resources for another dog in need.
5. Share your adoption story to inspire others and show what life after a laboratory can look like.
DONATE & FUNDRAISE
11. Make a donation. Every dollar helps us continue our work.
12. Become a monthly donor. Recurring gifts give us dependable support to keep the work moving forward.
13. Give what you can. A small donation may not feel like much, but when many people give, small gifts become significant.
14. Donate needed supplies. Give items from our current list of needed supplies.
15. Send something from our Amazon Wishlist.
16. Shop our online store.
17. Start a fundraiser.
18. Dedicate your birthday or special occasion. Ask for donations instead of gifts.
19. Check for employer matching. Your workplace may be able to multiply the value of your contribution.
20. Create a social media fundraiser. (Turn a walk, bake sale, yard sale, school event, etc. into a fundraiser)
21. Donate your skills or services. (Photography, printing, design, events, etc)
22. Ask someone else to give. One donor can create another by sharing why the mission matters.
TURN YOUR PLATFORM INTO ACTION!
CONTACT LAWMAKERS
23. Find your elected representatives.
Know who represents you at the federal and state levels.
24. Call your U.S. representative.
Tell their office that animal testing and the treatment of animals used in research matter to you.
25. Email your U.S. representative. Put your concerns and the changes you want to see in writing.
26. Contact both of your U.S. senators
27. Contact your state representative and state senator.
28. Ask lawmakers where they stand on animal testing and what they are doing to reduce unnecessary testing. Ask for an answer, not acknowledgement.
29. Support our Beagle Liberation Act.
30. Contact HHS directly to advocate for ending dog testing. Write directly to the HHS Secretary with specific policy recommendations or issues.
31. Ask them to support funding policies for scientifically validated non-animal research methods.
32. Advocate for adoption after research ends.
33. Ask for greater transparency about animals used in research.
34. Follow state and federal legislation involving laboratory animals.
35. Speak up before important votes.
36. Attend a town hall or public meeting. Put the question directly to elected officials.
37. Multiply your voice. Ask friends & family to contact their lawmakers, too.
BOYCOTT WHAT YOU BUY
38. Check a company's animal-testing policy before you buy.
39. Learn what "cruelty-free" actually means. Know what you're looking for when shopping
40. Look for credible independent cruelty-free certifications.
41. Go beyond the packaging. Research the company.
42. Replace one everyday product today.
43. Check the policies behind the cosmetics you buy.
44. Check your beauty an d personal-care products.
45. Check your household cleaning products.
46. Make checking animal-testing policies part of your regular shopping routine.
47. Stop purchasing from a company when its animal testing practices conflict with your values.
48. Tell that company why you are no longer buying its products. Make sure they know.
49. Ask companies questions. Contact them directly.
50. Contact brands directly and ask them about their animal testing policies.
51. Support companies investing in credible non-animal testing methods.
52. Tell friends and family about cruelty-free alternatives you found.
EDUCATE
50. Learn the facts.
51. Know why beagles are used.
52. Know the numbers.
53. Learn about alternatives.
54. Know the laws.
55. Separate fact from fiction.
56. Teach someone else.
57. Share a fact.
58. Help someone understand the bigger picture.
59. Keep learning. Science, laws, policies, and practices change. Stay informed
USE YOUR VOICE
60. Start a conversation with a stranger and tell them what you know.
61. Share a fact. Post an accurate, sourced fact that people may not know.
62. Share a beagle's story. Individual stories can make an issue people have heard feel real.
63. Share this page.
64. Use any social media platform you have. You don't need thousands of followers for your voice to matter.
65. Follow organizations doing the work.
66. Sign credible petitions.
67. Share petitions with others. One signature can lead to 10 more.
68. Share adoption and foster opportunities.
69. Share donation and fundraising campaigns.
70. Ask local media to cover it.
71. Bring the conversation into your world. Talk about it at work, school, groups, among friends, etc.
72. Keep talking after the news cycle moves on. Lasting change requires attention.
VOLUNTEER
73. Volunteer with us or at your local animal rescue or shelter.
74. Help at an adoption event.
75. Help with fundraising events.
76. Volunteer your professional skills. (Writing, photography, legal work, etc.)
77. Help create social media content.
78. Help with outreach. Contact businesses, community organizations, potential partners, or supporters.
79. Help distribute educational materials.
80. Help behind the scenes. Administrative work, organizing supplies, data entry, and other tasks keep organizations moving.
81. Organize a volunteer group. Bring friends, coworkers, classmates, or neighbors.
82. Volunteer to transport dogs.
83. Support foster families.
84. Ask what is needed most.
TAKE ACTION
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
85. Organize an awareness event.
86. Host a fundraiser.
87. Ask a local business to get involved. They may donate, host an event, or display information.
88. Start a workplace campaign. Bring fundraising, volunteering, awareness, or cruelty-free purchasing into your workplace.
89. Get your school or campus involved. Create an awareness activity or student initiative.
90. Organize a donation drive. Collect requested supplies or other needed items.
91. Host a letter-writing or calling event. Bring people together to contact lawmakers.
92. Create your own way to help. Use your profession, hobbies, relationships, creativity.
SUPPORT BETTER SCIENCE
93. Support the advancement of non-animal research methods.
Learn about scientifically rigorous approaches that can reduce or replace animal use.
94. Support human-relevant research.
Learn about research approaches designed to better reflect human biology.
95. Advocate for New Approach Methodologies.
Help more people understand what NAMs are and what they can accomplish.
96. Advocate for greater investment.
Encourage government, industry, and research institutions to fund development and validation of non-animal approaches.
97. Ask companies what they're doing to reduce animal use.
Let companies know that consumers care about how research and testing are conducted.
98. Encourage research institutions to prioritize the 3Rs.
Replacement. Reduction. Refinement.
99. Push for validated alternatives to be used when available.
Scientific progress matters when better methods move from development into practice.
100. Help change the future of research.
Support scientific progress that protects human health while reducing and replacing animal use wherever scientifically possible.
Get involved today. Do whatever you can. Because we believe every life matters, and every action counts. If you believe that too, join the mission. Be their hero.
There's life beyond a laboratory.
They just don't know it yet.