It is commonly said that researchers favor using beagles in lab experiments because they are a gentle and compliant breed. Nearly 4,000 beagles were rescued in July 2022 from the Envigo breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia. These dogs were to be sold to laboratories for experimentation, but the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit…
Pennsylvania Bill Would Curtail State Funding for Lab Experiments on Dogs and Cats
Federal Government Intends to Ban Animal Testing With Omnibus Budget Bill
A 430-page federal government omnibus budget bill includes a revision that would ban animal testing by the cosmetics industry within six months of being passed into law. Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, amends multiple federal bills, including the Food and Drugs Act, according to Blacklock’s Reporter on April 24. The revision to the Act…
Swiss Reject Ban on Animal Testing in Referendum
ZURICH—Swiss voters rejected a proposal by animal rights activists to make Switzerland the first country to ban medical and scientific experiments on animals, but approved tougher restrictions on cigarette advertising in referendums held on Sunday. Only 21 percent of voters were in favour of the animal experiment ban, with 79 percent against, according to government…
24 Lawmakers Ask Fauci About ‘Cruel’ Dog Experiments Under NIAID
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are demanding answers from top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci over reports that an institute under his leadership funded “cruel” drug toxicity experiments in dogs. Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division under the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Documents showed that NIAID spent $1.68…
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