PETA supports NIH budget cuts

Published April 6, 2017 3:43pm ET



President Trump has at least one ally supporting his proposal to slash $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health next year: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The animal-rights organization sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Thursday arguing that the NIH, which funds medical research, could save billions of dollars if it were to cease animal testing.

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