Advocating for a 4th R in research: Replace. Reduce. Refine. Rehome.
Establishing a world in which all eligible Retired Research Animals continue to receive the highest level of care and compassion after the laboratory in loving forever homes.
347 Retired Research Animals
Moved From the Lab to the Lap
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Our Mission
Dedicated to rehoming eligible retired research animals from the lab to the lap ensuring their continued care, fulfilled lives, and happy futures through successful adoptions.
Our mission reaches outside of the Pacific Northwest and so can our partnerships!
Are you an institution located outside of Washington and want to collaborate with WACRRA?
Contact Holly Nguyen at [email protected]!
Our Animals
WACRRA welcomes all research species including, but not limited to, aquatic animals, avian species, lab mice, lab rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, cats, dogs and many many more!
Our Position
The Washington Adoption Center for Retired Research Animals (WACRRA) recognizes that regulated animal research has contributed to significant medical and veterinary advances globally. We also believe that animals who are eligible for retirement deserve continued compassion and the opportunity to be adopted into loving forever homes. Our mission exists to support second chances while promoting accurate, balanced public understanding of biomedical research.
We are committed to:
Transparency over misinformation
Providing facts through education
Expanding adoption opportunities when permitted
Collaboration over polarization
Expand your Family
One Time or Recurring
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We’re dedicated to securing loving families
for retired research animals.
Are you a Washington State and higher education employee or retiree? WACRRA is a proud member of the Washington State Combined Fund Drive and you can easily give monthly with a small tax-deductible payroll deduction. Click Here to start!