Holly Nguyen and WACRRA were featured in National Geographic *Note: I personally do not use the word “kill” or “killed”:
Kaplan, M. D. G. (2026, April 8). Would you adopt a lab animal? National Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/lab-animals-adopted-pets
Holly Nguyen and WACRRA were featured in an FBR Real Pet Story:
Foundation for Biomedical Research. (2025, December 18). Fritz, Ernst, Kona, Kikka and Marble’s Story: Rehoming Research Rodents.
https://fbresearch.org/rehome-research-rodents
An interview with Evie who adopted retired research lab rats from WACRRA:
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research. (2025, August 1). My life after adopting retired research rats: An interview with Evie.
https://nwabr.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/my-life-after‑adopting‑retired‑research‑rats‑an‑interview‑with‑evie/
Read about WACRRA in the article published by The Oregonian:
The Oregonian/OregonLive. (2025, July). This Portland store helps rescue lab rats and gives used pet supplies a second life. OregonLive.
https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/07/this-portland-store-helps-rescue-lab-rats-and-gives-used-pet-supplies-a-second-life.html
Americans for Medical Progress has partnered with WACRRA:
Come See Our World. (2025, May). Adopted Research Heroes Wall of Fame.
https://comeseeourworld.org/adopted-research-heroes-wall-of-fame/
WACRRA was featured in the AMPlify Advocacy Newsletter (2025, April 4) by Americans for Medical Progress.
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research. (2024, September 10). In the News newsletter article about WACRRA:
NWABR is proud to support local non-profit, Washington Adoption Center for Retired Research Animals (WACRRA). Founder Holly Nguyen (left) envisions the gift of loving homes to these worthy retired research heroes. Cleverly, she calls Rehoming the “4th R”, part of the Replace, Reduce, Refine approach to responsibly minimize the use of animal models in research while enabling amply powered science. These gorgeous rats (left) were the first retirees rehomed in Holly’s organization.
Interested in donating, fostering or adopting? Contact Holly and WACRRA at [email protected] and visit the WACRRA website.