The federal government is spending your tax dollars to conduct outdated and deadly experiments on dogs and cats, animals most Americans consider family. Thankfully, advocates and lawmakers across the political spectrum are taking action to end these atrocities.

Representatives and senators are sympathetic on this issue and have been active in protecting dogs from outdated and inhumane government testing programs. For the second year in a row, Congress has just taken action to protect taxpayers from being forced to pay the Department of Veterans Affairs to drill holes into 6-month-old puppies’ heads and inject latex into their arteries to induce heart attacks. The successful bipartisan effort has been led by House Freedom Caucus member Dave Brat, R-Va., and Las Vegas progressive Dina Titus, D-Nev., with widespread support from their Republican and Democratic colleagues, as well as major veteran’s groups and former Veterans’ Secretary David Shulkin.