A bipartisan measure targeting maximum pain tests on cats and dogs was introduced on Thursday, the latest in a string of efforts to curb tax dollar support for animal testing.
While the “PAAW Act” has a cute-sounding name, it would have a very serious effect, according to the sponsors, Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). It would end most federal funding of tests on cats and dogs, according to a synopsis provided to Secrets.
The Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act targets spending by the National Institutes of Health and follows on the heels of successful bids championed by the White Coat Waste Project and other animal rights groups to curb animal testing.
“As a dog owner, I’m appalled by the inhumane practices that have been conducted using taxpayer dollars. I’m happy to have worked across
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