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Animals should be treated with care, not cruelty
NIH should follow VA example and end cruel experiments on dogs
Written by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Justin Goodman, Senior Vice President,
White Coat Waste Project
Originally published by Nevada Current
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In recent years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been under fire for
its wasteful, unproductive, and cruel experiments on dogs. Most recently, we exposed
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dog colony that breeds up to 150 puppies a year, including beagles, Scotties,
and Irish setters, to suffer from bleeding disorders. While other federal
agencies have created plans to phase out wasteful animal testing, the NIH
continues to lag in this effort.
In 2016, we worked together
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
At the time, we found that the VA was spending millions to conduct the most
painful dog experiments inside the federal government. Records obtained by the White Coat Waste Project (WCW) through the Freedom of
Information Act revealed cruel experiments at VA labs nationally where pain
relief and anesthesia were denied to many puppies . In the wake of our campaign, people across the country, including a bipartisan
coalition of Members of Congress, were rightfully appalled by the VA’s torturous
actions.
Following our efforts, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and
Medicine conducted an independent two-year study concluding that most VA dog
experiments were unnecessary
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With a broad coalition of animal advocates, veterans
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wasteful government spending that hurts dogs is a common goal.
Additionally, we secured language in a government spending bill
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circumstances that require personal sign-off by the VA Secretary. Since 2018, we
have worked to ensure that this provision has been included in every VA spending
bill. Beginning in 2019, the language was expanded
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primates, by 2025.
The VA now says that it “is completely aligned with Congressional calls to
reduce the use of sensitive species (canine, feline, non-human primate) in VA
research studies.” The VA also enacted the first ever agency wide policy
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retirement an “ethical obligation.”
Following a multi-year campaign, painful dog testing at the VA has been effectively ended
[[link removed]] . When we launched this fight, over 200 dogs a year were experimented on by VA
labs. Now no dogs are being abused in painful VA experiments.
We are proud to have led the only public policy effort in U.S. history to
successfully shutter dog experiments across an entire federal agency.
Now is the time for the NIH to follow the VA’s example. A July 2022 national
poll of 1,000 Americans conducted by Lincoln Park Strategies found that over 70%
of taxpayers want to cut funding for NIH’s puppy experiments. In response,
bipartisan legislation has recently been introduced to do just that. Last
Congress, we proudly backed bipartisan legislation to prohibit NIH from spending
taxpayer dollars on dog testing. Similar bills are coming this year.
Taxpayers should not be forced to bankroll animal abuse. It is past time to hold
the NIH accountable.
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