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Taxpayer, you donate to White Coat Waste Project because we're the ONLY
organization that fights against taxpayer-funded animal testing... and actually wins.
Now we owe you a BIG thank
you, Taxpayer... and so do the dogs at
the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA)!
See below. Not only did we hit our September fundraising goal... but thanks entirely to
your support, we ended the VA's MAX-PAIN
procedures on dogs.
DUNZO: this marks the end of Uncle
Sam's WORST dog experiments!
And there's more Taxpayer... ABC News (WRIC) is now reporting:
"Since 8News first started exposing the dog testing at the Richmond VA, the number of experiments has been cut in
half."
Taxpayer, to be clear: there's still more work to be
done for the last remaining VA dogs. But as long as you're with us, we won't quit until we put the final nail in the coffin.
We're
inspired by this progress... and you should be too, Taxpayer!
Because taxpayers shouldn't be forced to pay $15+ billion for wasteful
government animal experiments,
Anthony Bellotti
President | Founder
White Coat Waste Project
P.S. Taxpayer, we emailed you once or twice
(sorry 😬)... but it's worth it! That's because 77% of WCW's funding and 100% of WCW's
progress comes from just one source: supporters like you! And if we don't hit our revenue goal, we can't get the job done for you...
or the VA pups trapped in taxpayer-funded labs. So Taxpayer, please read your latest progress update
below. Onward! –AB
PROGRESS: No More "Maximum Pain" In VA Dog
Labs
As White Coat Waste Project (WCW) first exposed during tax season
in 2017, the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Richmond, Virginia lab was the only facility in the entire federal government using tax dollars for
excruciatingly painful experiments on dogs without anesthesia.
Now, as first reported by WRIC,
documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by WCW reveal that the Richmond VA has discontinued its "maximum pain"
procedures on dogs and will now provide pain relief.
While there is still more work to be done to end all Richmond
VA dog testing, this marks the end of the worst dog experiments inside the federal government.
WRIC also reported that dog
testing at the Richmond VA has been cut in half since the beginning of WCW's campaign.
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that ran at locations surrounding the Richmond VA's taxpayer-funded dog lab. |
The Richmond
VA's maximum pain tests involved buying healthy puppies, causing heart failure by injecting latex into their arteries or implanting devices, and then
forcing them to run on treadmills to stress their damaged hearts, procedures which caused pain that was left untreated. From now on, dogs will be
anesthetized during these painful procedures.
The decision follows WCW's aggressive ongoing campaign to end this waste and abuse and a
historic first-in-the-nation
law enacted in Virginia last year by State Senators Bill Stanley and Glen Sturtevant–with support from WCW–specifically
blocking state taxpayer funds from being used for maximum pain tests on dogs and cats.
It also follows pressure from veterans and more than 115
U.S. Congressmembers — led by Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Brian Mast (R-FL) — supporting the PUPPERS Act to permanently
stop all painful VA dog testing.
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Whistleblower photos of dogs abused in the Richmond VA's "maximum pain" heart attack
experiments. |
The end of the VA's maximum pain procedures on dogs is welcome progress, but
the Richmond VA is still wasting tax dollars on painful experiments on dogs even though other VA labs have completely ended their
dog experiments following WCW's campaign.
But, all of Richmond's painful dog testing might finally come to a halt soon: The
House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this year to cut all taxpayer funding
for painful VA dog testing. More action on that is expected later this year.
WCW also has several ongoing lawsuits against the Richmond VA and Richmond's transit
authority related to these wasteful dog experiments.
Please urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor the
bipartisan PUPPERS Act (HR 1155) to permanently cut federal funding for all painful VA dog experiments!
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To stop taxpayer-funded animal tests, we must first stop the $15 billion+ in wasteful government
spending.
We find, expose, and de-fund wasteful government spending on animal experiments. To change public policy, we unite liberty lovers and animal
lovers with hard-hitting investigations and public policy campaigns.
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