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U.S. Congress Votes To Cut Funding For Cruel Dog & Cat Experiments Following
WAN’s Exclusive Story
Originally published by World Animal News
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In June, World Animal News (WAN) broke an exclusive story
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[[link removed]] is spending $1 million on cruel dog experiments. Following WAN’s story on White Coat Waste Project’s (WCW)
[[link removed]] investigation, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed
[[link removed]] a bipartisan amendment to the 2025 Defense budget cutting funding for the DOD’s
dog and cat testing.
Now, documents obtained by WCW through a public records request to the DOD regarding the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) have revealed details
on DOD funding for deadly testing on cats. According to government records, the
DOD has awarded Pitt a $10.9 million grant to conduct various spinal cord injury experiments on cats.
In a series of disturbing, taxpayer-funded
[[link removed]] experiments at the University of Pittsburgh, cats obtained from commercial
kitten breeder Liberty Research were sedated, cut open, had water-filled condoms inserted into their colons, and glass
marbles shoved into their rectums. The cats then had their backs cut open and electrodes were inserted into their
spines. The experimenters then electro-shocked the cats to make them defecate the marbles and videotaped the procedure.
The same DOD grant is also funding similar invasive spinal cord experiments on
cats at Pitt related to bladder and sexual functioning. The project began in
September 2020 and is scheduled to continue until October 2025.
In response to the revelations, Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) initiated a bipartisan letter
[[link removed]] signed by 25 lawmakers demanding details from the DOD about its dog and cat
testing. In a statement, Rep. Kim remarked, “Animals should be treated with
care, not cruelty. There’s no excuse for inhumane testing on dogs and cats on
the taxpayer’s dime, especially when alternatives are available. The U.S.
government should not fund painful, unnecessary testing on innocent animals,
period. I’ll keep holding this administration accountable.”
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the co-chair of the Congressional Animal
Protection Caucus who also signed the letter, posted on X,
[[link removed]] “The United States government should never use taxpayer dollars to fund
inhumane and unnecessary testing on innocent dogs and animals, and must
immediately end this cruel and indefensible practice.”
When Congress returns after the election in November, it will be voting on the
2025 Defense budget. WCW is working with Democrats and Republicans in Congress , as well as a diverse coalition
[[link removed]] of veterans groups, animal advocates, and others to ensure the amendment
defunding DOD dog and cat testing is included in the final bill.
Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who led the amendment to defund DOD dog and
cat testing, said, “Taxpayers don’t want their money spent on unnecessary and
harmful experiments. I will continue to work across the aisle with my colleagues
to end inhumane tests on dogs and cats.”
“I’m leading bipartisan efforts to stop government testing on cats and dogs
because taxpayers’ hard-earned money should not be wasted on outdated,
unnecessary, and inhumane experiments, especially when more effective,
economical, and humane alternatives are readily available,” said Congresswoman
Nancy Mace (R-SC), who cosponsored the amendment.
“White Coat Waste Project’s recent investigations uncovered how the DOD is
wasting millions of our money to poison puppies
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[[link removed]] in barbaric experiments that are opposed by a supermajority of taxpayers across
the political spectrum. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pay for the DOD to
butcher beagles and kill cats in wasteful experiments,” said Justin Goodman,
WCW’s Senior Vice President. “In recent years, we’ve defunded and eliminated dog and cat testing
[[link removed]] at the Department of Veterans Affairs and now we’re uniting Democrats and
Republicans in Congress to make the DOD follow suit. The solution is simple:
Stop the money. Stop the madness!”
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