Report shows $57 million in DOD funding for dog and cat experimentation despite Trump orders against practice

Published July 11, 2025 6:00am ET



EXCLUSIVE — The Department of Defense has at least $57 million in contracts involving experimentation on dogs and cats, a report from animal watchdog White Coat Waste showed.

Nearly all of the contracts are with the U.S. Army, according to the report shared with the Washington Examiner. The experimentation ranges from several drug toxicology tests on canines to noise exposure on felines.

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