Master of Ceremonies
Jamie Logan
Jamie will guide the morning's rally program.
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Albany Kickoff
Launch the March to Abolish Animal Testing with a morning of voices, music, remembrance, and collective action.
What to Expect
A morning to gather, remember, and move together.
The rally brings the movement together at New York's Capitol before we march as a community to Swinburne Park.
Come ready to listen, meet organizations doing the work, honor animals used in testing, and help send the march forward with a strong public show of support.
- Music & storiesHear music and personal stories from across the movement.
- Organization boothsConnect with the League of Humane Voters, PETA, and the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS).
- Flower vigilPlace flowers on the legislative building steps in remembrance of animals used in testing.
- Community marchMarch together from West Capitol Park to Swinburne Park.
Voices at the Rally
Hear from advocates, artists, and Ridglan defendants.
Alison Pill
Actor
Wayne Hsiung and other Ridglan defendants
Voices from the Ridglan case
Wayne Pacelle
Center for a Humane Economy
Sunny Satva
APEX Advocacy
Gretchen Primack
Co-Director, March to Abolish Animal Testing
Ella Magers
Co-Director, March to Abolish Animal Testing
Legislative speakers will be announced as confirmations are finalized.
Come Ready
Bring signs. Bring flowers. Bring your friends.
Everything you bring helps make the message visible. The people you bring make it powerful.
Signs
Bring a message you want lawmakers, neighbors, and the public to see.
Flowers
Bring flowers to place on the legislative building steps during the vigil.
Most importantly, friends
Invite the people in your life. A full park makes the call for science without suffering impossible to ignore.
Albany starts the march. Start it with us.
Saturday, September 12, from 9:00 a.m. to noon ET at West Capitol Park.