A rhesus macaque monkey stares upwards.

July 09, 2020 Former researcher supports lawsuit by Harvard law clinic for better treatment of primates

For Immediate Release, July 9, 2020

June 24, 2020 Clinic petitions National Institutes of Health to protect octopuses

The NIH’s current policy that defines which animals are entitled to be handled humanely excludes all invertebrates, including cephalopods. However, because of their extraordinary brains, these animals–particularly octopuses–are increasingly the focus of much federal-funded research.

Two huge walruses lie side by side on the sand with the ocean behind them.

April 17, 2020 Clinic calls for Pacific walrus to be listed as threatened

Clinic files amicus brief in support of listing the Pacific walrus as a “threatened species” under the Endangered Species Act.

A monarch butterfly on a red flower

March 05, 2020 Clinic files first Supreme Court brief against Border Wall

The Clinic represents as amici curiae the North American Butterfly Association and National Butterfly Center, which operate an important wildlife refuge in the area where the Border Wall is to be built.

Macaque monkey looking upwards

November 13, 2019 , Clinic brings case to improve standards for primates used in research

For Immediate Release, November 13, 2019

A rhesus macaque monkey stares upwards.

July 09, 2019 Boston Globe exclusive: Animal welfare advocates sue government over treatment of research primates

Five years ago, animal rights advocates called on federal regulators to improve the conditions of non-human primates used in federally funded research studies. The government still hasn't responded.