Cage to Couch is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing animals from laboratory testing and placing them with families. Additionally, we rescue dogs and cats who have suffered neglect, abandonment, cruelty, and abuse, focusing on seniors and those with special medical needs.

Founded in 2022 by sisters Mary Pryor and Liza Franzen, Cage to Couch is a foster-based rescue. We work closely with our veterinarian and a committed and compassionate network of fosters to get these survivors out of cages in testing facilities and shelters and into caring arms where they can begin their journey to health and healing in homes of their own.

At the heart of our mission is the belief that true compassion is a verb; it must be an action. Fundamental change is urgently needed in our laws, legislative systems, and public policies regarding animal welfare. We believe the key to driving this change is humane education that encompasses empathy and embraces the One Health framework, which recognizes that the well-being of animals, people, and our shared environment are deeply connected.

We put this into practice every day by rescuing animals and placing them with families—seeing firsthand how the healing of a survivor encourages empathy, and how the welfare of animals directly mirrors the health of humanity and our planet. Our fosters and adopters, supporters and volunteers—and our survivors—are a growing community of advocates and ambassadors.

Until that day when animals are no longer used for research and testing, until no animals are exploited and abused, we will continue to work to help these animals—who cannot help themselves—have the chance to live as beloved family members, as well as raise awareness about alternatives to animal use in research, and educate all to know that former research animals can and do have happy ever afters.