Abusing dogs in government labs?
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- Published on Thursday, 17 January 2019 13:42
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PAOV — More than 1,100 beagle dogs are subjected to secretive and cruel experiments inside US Veteran Affairs’ (VA) laboratories each year. Despite mass criticism and Congress defunding the experiments, the VA will continue to move forward with its painful and deadly research on innocent dogs and puppies. Sign and share today to demand an end to this cruel research.
Petitioning Secretary Wilkie
Dogs need your help! Tell Congress to stop cruel taxpayer-funded experiments.
Petition by White Coat Waste Project
Washington, DC, United States
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Following your efforts, U.S. Congress enacted a law to de-fund the VA's dog experiments for 2018 and placed dramatic restrictions on the practice. We're still working to end this waste and abuse for good!An investigation by White Coat Waste Project revealed that more than 1,100 beagles, hounds and mixed-breed dogs—even puppies—are subjected to secretive, wasteful and cruel experiments inside government laboratories each year.
As a physician, researcher and dog-lover –and someone who once reluctantly experimented on dogs—I know there’s no way to defend the government’s use of dogs for invasive and unnecessary experiments. It’s also a betrayal of a 10,000 year old bond between dogs and humans built upon mutual affection and loyalty.
The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and other major news outlets have been documenting how the Department of Veterans Affairs, Pentagon, National Institutes of Health, and other agencies spend taxpayers’ money to abuse dogs:
- Death by Sand Flies: Infected sand flies are strapped to beagles’ bare skin, causing painful ulcers.
- Forced Vomiting: Dogs are cut open, their nerves severed, and electrodes are implanted on their intestines. They're then forced to vomit repeatedly.
- Forced Heart Attacks: "Snares" are tightened around dogs’ coronary arteries to induce heart attacks before they're killed and dissected.
Please sign our petition to end wasteful spending and increase transparency and accountability about taxpayer-funded experiments on dogs!
Most agencies including the VA, DOD, FDA and CDC do not reveal details of how our taxpayer dollars are being used for experiments on dogs, but on one of the few projects for which spending data is available, NIH experimenters have used nearly $6 million of taxpayers' money since 2011 to give dogs heart attacks.
Bipartisan Members of Congress also recognize the ethical, scientific and economic problems with these controversial experiments on dogs. They’re now working to help spare dogs from abuse and cut wasteful government spending.
Please join us and encourage Members of Congress and the administration to end this wasteful government spending on flawed research.
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