Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) released the following statement on the introduction of the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste (PAAW) Act of 2021, filed an hour ago:
“As an animal lover, I was recently disturbed to learn about the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ barbaric taxpayer-funded experiments on beagle puppies. In fact, I wrote Dr. Fauci a month ago asking specific questions related to this gruesome testing. And do you think I received a single response? Far from it,” said Rep. Mace.
“Americans across the political spectrum have been horrified to learn their tax dollars are being used to subsidize animal cruelty. The PAAW Act will ensure taxpayer money is not used to support outdated and cruel experiments on dogs.”
The PAAW Act specifically prohibits the Director of NIAID from conducting or supporting any research that could result in their death, irreversible damage, significant pain or distress to dogs. It also requires reports to Congress on all ongoing NIAID dog experiments and NIAID’s efforts to phase out dog testing as well. Additionally, a report to Congress on how much money is specifically being spent on these experiments will be required.
The bill is supported by a variety of animal-related organizations, including White Coat Waste Project, Animal Wellness Action, Animal Wellness Foundation, and Advancing Law for Animals.
“We commend Congresswoman Mace for introducing the bipartisan PAAW Act and her outstanding leadership to cut government waste and end NIAID’s taxpayer-funded canine cruelty. For years, NIAID has been wasting tax dollars to de-bark dogs, poison puppies, and infest beagles with flies, worms and ticks. Recent polls show that these wasteful animal experiments are opposed by a supermajority of taxpayers — Republicans, Independents and Democrats alike,”said Justin Goodman, Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at White Coat Waste Project.
The original cosponsors of the PAAW Act are Reps. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Posey (R-FL), Salazar (R-FL), Gimenez (R-FL), Carter (R-TX), Titus (D-NV), Tlaib (D-MI), and Moore (R-AL).
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