Pentagon toxicology testing on beagles draws fire

Published July 29, 2024 11:47am ET



A bipartisan coalition of House members is urging the Pentagon to end a $1 million toxicology testing program on beagles, the latest effort to stop government funding of animal testing that the Food and Drug Administration calls unnecessary.

In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Don Davis (D-NC) said, “We are concerned by the DoD’s use of taxpayer dollars on inhumane dog experiments for human drugs and do not believe it is a prudent use of its resources.”

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