All animal testing ELIMINATED on cats, dogs AND primates at the VA
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Taxpayer, that’s our promise. Now we’re delivering:
WCW just passed bipartisan legislation to ELIMINATE ALL tests on cats, dogs, and
primates at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs!
Taxpayer, this doesn’t merely phase out the VA’s labs. It ZEROES OUT the animal tests!
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It’s also the first time in history Congress has directed a federal agency to
completely end experimentation on certain animal species. And not just one, but all three!
Continue reading below to see how you and I just made history in our fight to
kick the U.S. government out of the animal testing business.
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P.S. I once worked in an animal lab, Taxpayer. I
witnessed these atrocities with my own eyes. Inspired to fight back (and WIN!),
I founded the most effective organization
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TRIFECTA: Congress Enacts WCW-backed Bill to “Eliminate” All VA tests on Cats,
Dogs, & Primates
* Following WCW’s campaigns and lobbying, Congress has enacted legislation to
“eliminate” all tests on cats, dogs, and primates at the Dept. of Veterans
Affairs (VA) by 2026.
* This is the first time in history that Congress has directed a federal agency
to completely end experimentation on certain animal species.
* It doesn’t merely phase-out labs. It zeros-out their animal tests.
* Since 2016, WCW investigations have exposed how the VA wasted taxpayer
dollars to give puppies heart attacks, inject monkeys with angel dust, and
cripple kittens.
* The move comes as WCW fights the VA’s attempt to restart cruel and
unnecessary cat experiments at its Stokes lab in Cleveland, Ohio.
* WCW is the only animal advocacy organization to shut down any government
primate lab in nearly a decade, any government dog testing labs in almost 20
years, and any government cat lab in the last 40 years.
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Congress has finally started to pass
[[link removed]] long-overdue legislation to fund federal agencies for 2024. As in previous years
[[link removed]] , White Coat Waste Project (WCW) has been working hard on Capitol Hill to
ensure these bills prioritize cutting wasteful government spending on animal
tests.
We’re thrilled to report that following our lobbying and years of campaigning,
Congress has just enacted legislation to “ eliminate ” all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) experiments on cats, dogs, and
primates by March 2026. President Biden signed the bill into law
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[[link removed]] This is the first time in history that Congress has enacted legislation
ordering an agency to completely end experimentation on particular animal
species.
[[link removed]] Since 2018
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eliminated—VA spending for cruel experiments on dogs, cats, and primates. In addition to setting a hard deadline to end the VA’s dog, cat, and primate
testing, the 2025 VA spending bill contains new transparency and accountability
measures, including requiring regular animal lab inspections and the submission
of annual reports documenting animal lab violations.
[[link removed]] This successful effort wouldn’t be possible without the outstanding bipartisan
leadership of Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV), Brian Mast (R-FL), Debbie
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and John Carter (R-TX), and Senators Patty Murray
(D-WA) and John Boozman (R-AR).
[[link removed]] Records obtained by WCW describe Copper as a “friendly” and “playful” kitten.
The VA implanted electrodes into Copper’s bladder and forced him to pee blood
with a remote control. Copper was abused for 14 months and slaughtered at this
taxpayer-funded lab. Since 2016
[[link removed]] , WCW campaigns, investigations, and lobbying have exposed and ended much of
the VA’s wasteful spending for cruel experiments on hundreds of pets and
primates that entailed giving puppies heart attacks
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[[link removed]] . At the VA, we also secured the government’s first-ever agency-wide lab animal
adoption policy that’s already saved the lives of dogs and cats who survived
testing.
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Unfortunately, despite pressure from Congress and taxpayers and funding
restrictions, the VA is still experimenting on primates, and Joe Biden’s VA
Secretary Denis McDonough is personally trying to resurrect cruel, unnecessary, and illegal
[[link removed]] medical device tests on cats at the Stokes VA lab in Cleveland, OH. This same lab is currently under investigation
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the lab conducted dozens of illegal animal experiments.
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We're closer than ever to sending the VA’s wasteful experiments on cats, dogs,
and primates to the litter box of history!
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