Tell Congress: Make Retirement a Requirement

Retire & Release Dogs, Cats, and All Animals From Government Labs!

The U.S. government experiments on over 30,000 dogs, cats, monkeys, and other animals each year with our tax dollars. Virtually all are killed because government white coats can’t be bothered to adopt out the survivors after experimentation ends. This means taxpayers are footing the bill for the killing of perfectly adoptable animals.

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As a {user_data~State} taxpayer and your constituent, I am urging you to make animal retirement and adoption an option in federal government animal laboratories.
 
I was troubled to learn from the White Coat Waste Project (WCW) that over 30,000 dogs, cats, and other regulated animals are experimented on each year in federal government laboratories. Virtually all are killed because agencies do not have policies to let taxpaying families adopt survivors after testing ends. As a result, even healthy animals used in non-invasive experiments are killed and discarded in federal government laboratories. This is wasteful and wrong.
 
As a result of WCW’s work with Congress in recent years, the FDA, NIH, VA, and DOD have created lab animal adoption policies. However, agencies like the EPA, CDC, NASA, and others have not. 
 
All federal agencies should allow the relocation of retired dogs, cats, primates, and other regulated animals no longer needed in government experimentation to private homes, animal rescues, or reputable sanctuaries. The government should be held accountable for how it treats animals purchased with the public's money. 
 
Retiring lab animals saves tax dollars and is widely supported by Congress, industry, and taxpayers in both parties. 
 
Taxpayers pay for government animal experiments. Adoption should be an option. Thank you for your leadership!

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