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  2. Jul 17, 2025
New Phase in Court Fight Over Deadly Animal Experiments at Macalester College Exposes Shocking Admissions About College’s Standards, Ethics, and Donors

Court papers filed by Macalester College alumnus Neal Barnard, MD, on July 16, 2025, reveal that the college’s commitment to protection of animals in research was never sincerely held. Dr. Barnard filed his opposition to Macalester’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit he brought against the college over fatal animal experiments that violate the college’s own research ethics policy.