Staff Reports
Excellent news for feline companions! A proposal from both houses of Congress seeking an end to the use of tax dollars to conduct excruciating experiments on canines and felines has been introduced. The "PAAW Act," which is supported by Representatives Nancy Mace and Jared Moskowitz, seeks to prohibit the majority of federal funding for research involving these cherished animals.
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Strong support for the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act has been observed in Washington, D.C., including from animal rights organizations such as the White Coat Waste Project. The disturbing reality that thousands of dogs and cats are subjected to painful and unnecessary experiments in laboratories, all of which are funded by the National Institutes of Health, has been brought to light by these advocates. The introduction of the PAAW Act is a step in the direction of preventing the squandering of tax dollars on cruel and obsolete animal experiments.
Reps. Mace and Moskowitz, colleagues and sponsors of the measure, have conveyed their strong disapproval regarding the inhumane procedures carried out with public funds. Their steadfast dedication to prioritizing "paws over politics" has earned them substantial bipartisan support. In U.S. laboratories, more than 62,000 cats and canines are confined; the PAAW Act seeks to end the suffering these innocent animals endure.
The White Coat Waste Project has demonstrated unwavering determination in its mission to eradicate government-funded animal maltreatment. The PAAW Act, as advocated by senior vice president Justin Goodman, has the capacity to rein in the National Institutes of Health's wasteful expenditures on agonizing experiments involving canines and felines.
Furthermore, alongside Representatives Mace and Moskowitz, Reps. Nicole Malliotakis and Troy Nehls have expressed their endorsement of this pivotal legislation. By mandating greater oversight over NIH-funded animal research and prohibiting studies that inflict severe pain and distress on our most vulnerable animal populations, the PAAW Act represents a substantial advancement.
The demonstration of bipartisan solidarity in opposition to animal cruelty is encouraging, and this legislation exemplifies the collective dedication to safeguarding our domesticated companions from avoidable distress.
