Blog | Lindsay Oliver

OUT OF THE SHADOWS

A Crash Revealed a Glimpse of Their Suffering

Before being catapulted in shipping crates onto highway 54 in Danville, Pa., 100 monkeys spent 19 hours as cargo on a flight from Mauritius.

We Should Ban Animal Testing. Here’s Why.

My name is Lindsay Oliver and I’m a former undercover animal cruelty investigator. The most psychologically traumatizing abuse I’ve ever...

Animal Researchers are Using the Pandemic to Demand More Animals

To the Editor regarding: “The dire consequences of a research animal shortage” (opinion, Jun 23, 2021) To be clear, COVID-19 vaccines...

What is Animal Testing?

Everything you need to know. Call it animal testing, animal research, or animal experimentation, it all means the same thing—experiments...

My response to This NY Times "Article"

To the Editor regarding: “Future Vaccines Depend on Test Subjects in Short Supply: Monkeys” (news article, Feb 23, 2021): I’ve worked...

RAT RESCUE MISSION

“Hi, Mama Girl,” I said, as I approached the clear, plastic cage. Her protective nature jumped to cover her babies...

THE MOUSE WHO DIED IN MY HANDS

I scooped up the shivering mouse and held her close to my chest. She was warm, but her little hands and feet felt cool.

WATER DEPRIVATION

In order to force monkeys to do things they don't want to do, animal researchers take away their water—the most basic survival need.

THE SAC RACK

The sign read “sac rack.” It was taped on the front of a metal shelving unit that held clear, plastic, shoe-box sized containers filled...

LIFE IN SOCIAL ISOLATION

Loverboy. A melancholy monkey I met while working inside of an animal research facility. The highlight of my day was getting to see him.