India, April 15 -- Trump administration is suddenly earning praise from animal rights advocates, PETA for a series of major policy shifts that aim to end animal testing in federal research programs.

The FDA and EPA both recently announced plans to phase out the use of animals in certain types of testing.

"PETA applauds the FDA's decision to stop harming animals and adopt human-relevant testing strategies for evaluating antibody therapies," said Kathy Guillermo, PETA's senior vice president in an official statement. "It's a significant step towards meeting the agency's commitment to replace the use of animals."

The FDA's ruling involves moving away from mandatory animal testing-on dogs, rats, and fish-for evaluating antibody-based drugs...