Episode Details

Whistleblower and animal rights advocate Maddie Krasno exposes the dark reality of animal experimentation in university research facilities. After caring for 500+ primates at UW-Madison’s testing laboratories, Krasno reveals how the industry systematically silences workers while continuing questionable experiments with taxpayer funding. Now, as co-founder of Justify, she’s building a groundbreaking support network for former lab workers while advocating for ethical, non-animal research methods.

• Inside look at primate research facilities and animal testing laboratories

• How NIH-funded animal experiments waste taxpayer dollars while suppressing criticism

• Why the “Three Rs” (Reduce, Refine, Replace) fail to protect research animals

• Landmark legal victories challenging research facility censorship

• Building Justify: supporting whistleblowers and advancing animal-free science

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Madeline Krasno, Executive Director of Justify and former primate lab worker, advocates for transparency and ethical scientific practices without animal experimentation. Her groundbreaking free speech lawsuits against the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National Institutes of Health, featured in The Washington Post, expose the reality of animal research while supporting laboratory whistleblowers. Through Justify, she creates safe spaces for current and former lab workers to share their stories and advance animal-free science. Madeline holds a master’s in Humane Education from Valparaiso University and degrees in Zoology and Child Development from UW-Madison.

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