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Omg Taxpayer... remember these two cuties?! You saved
their lives!! And guess what else you did? Open this email to
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Taxpayer - remember Delilah and Petite?

You saved them from USDA's Kitten Slaughterhouse:



50 years. 3,000 corpses. $22 million in taxes.

The government stole Delilah and Petite's babies and forced them
to eat dog and cat meat from cruel wet markets in China. It
slaughtered and incinerated all their kittens.

But Taxpayer, your WCW donations, petitions, and calls changed
everything.

You saved Delilah and Petite ... and you'll never be taxed for
their torture again!

And that's not all you've done for government lab survivors:





The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally giving its lab
animals the second chance they deserve... and it's all thanks to
you!

In tough times like these, we all need to smile. So let's reflect
on our shared victories.

But we also must keep in mind that many more Delilahs and Petites
are still trapped in government labs.

They're lonely. Scared. And they're suffering.

So let's pass Violet's Law. We need it right now. More than ever
before.

I've forwarded People Magazine's coverage below. Please read,
share... and SMILE!



Because taxpayers shouldn't be forced to pay
$15 billion+ for wasteful government animal experiments,


Daniel Lopez
Campaign Coordinator
White Coat Waste Project

P.S. Violet's Law (AFTER Act) will require
ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES to adopt out survivors rather than kill
them. But only if it's passed into law. Please contact your
lawmakers and demand they pass the Violet's Law!





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The FDA's Lab Animals Can Now Be
Adopted Out As Pets Instead of Euthanized


By HILARY SHENFELD



Healthy dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and other animals who
have been used in lab research by the Food and Drug
Administration will now be allowed to be adopted out as pets
instead of euthanized, according to a new policy that was quietly
enacted by the FDA.

In November, the FDA revised its policy guidelines to reflect its
current stance, FDA spokeswoman Monique Richards told PEOPLE on
Wednesday.

"The FDA has supported and continues to support the transfer,
adoption, or retirement of FDA-owned research study animals that
have completed their assigned studies and meet applicable
eligibility criteria," she said. "The November 2019 guideline
expressly states the eligibility criteria for adoption,
retirement and transfer. This is not a procedural change, but a
newly approved internal standard guideline developed to provide
overarching support to enhance and promote harmonization of FDA
animal research activities."

The White Coat Waste Project, a taxpayer watchdog group that
works to cut federal funding to animal experiments, lauded the
news.

"We are thrilled that the FDA is finally giving its lab animals
the second chance they deserve," Justin Goodman, a vice president
for the group, tells PEOPLE. "Animals shouldn't be used as
government experiments in the first place. It's cruel, it's
unscientific and it's wasteful. The least they can do is allow
them to live out their lives in people's homes or sanctuaries."

Former research animals can make great pets, according to Kellie
Heckman, who recently adopted two cats that were released from a
USDA lab that had been experimenting on cats and kittens.

Delilah, a 7-year-old, gray-and-white domestic shorthair, and
Petite, a 5-year-old tabby, had been used for years to breed
kittens for use as lab animals.

"They had litter after litter," Heckman tells PEOPLE. "They had
essentially been used as incubators for cats."

After spending 6 months in foster care after their release, the
two relocated to Heckman's St. Louis home.

"They're playing with each other and with me. They love giving
kisses," she says. "Animals who survived lab experiments can live
long, happy lives."

The FDA conducts testing on animals primarily to determine the
safety of drugs, vaccines and medical devices, according to the
federal agency.

Studies measure such metrics as the amount of a drug absorbed
into blood and its toxicity, how a medical product breaks down in
the body and if a device can function in the body without causing
harm, the FDA says.

"There are still many areas where animal testing is necessary and
non-animal testing is not yet a scientifically valid and
available option," according to the agency. "However, FDA has
supported efforts to reduce animal testing. In addition, FDA has
research and development efforts underway to reduce the need for
animal testing and to work toward replacement of animal testing."

The FDA is tasked with protecting public health by assuring the
safety of certain foods, drugs, vaccines, medical devices,
cosmetics, dietary supplements and other products.

Mice and rats comprise the vast majority of all animals used as
test subjects in U.S. labs. The remainder - more than 780,000
animals in 2018 - include cats, dogs, guinea pigs, hamsters,
primates, pigs, rabbits and sheep, according to the United States
Department of Agriculture. Almost all are euthanized after the
experiments conclude, Goodman says.

Recently, other federal agencies also have moved to encourage the
adoption of their former lab animals, including the National
Institutes of Health, which enacted a similar policy in February
2019 and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which in 2018
confirmed its position to allow its "healthy and socially
adjusted" retired dogs and cats to be placed for adoption as
pets.

Other testing facilities also release their lab animals for
adoption sporadically but there is no national protocol.




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spending.

We find, expose, and de-fund wasteful
government spending on animal experiments. To change public
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