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EPA Ends Long-Term Animal Tests, Streamlines Under Trump-Era Overhaul
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National, Approved, The Independent

EPA Ends Long-Term Animal Tests, Streamlines Under Trump-Era Overhaul

By Graig Graziosi | Independent Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration Cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency are forcing it to curb much of its research work, leaving it with an abundance of lab animals — so it's holding an adoption drive. EPA staff at a research office in North Carolina have launched an adoption campaign for their lab rats and zebrafish in response to cuts to its research projects introduced by the Donald Trump administration, according to the Wall Street Journal. A research and development official at the EPA said that scientists were having a difficult time obtaining supplies for even basic testing, wh...
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Trump ends controversial animal research grants: ‘Making America Greater for Animals’
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Trump ends controversial animal research grants: ‘Making America Greater for Animals’

By Paul Bedard | Washington Examiner They’re calling it the “Making America Greater for Animals” movement. In a continuation of his first term, President Donald Trump has bolstered his reputation as the best friend of animals by canceling grants for experiments on monkeys, dogs, and cats. With several moves, including his targeting of Harvard University research grants, Trump has recently ended several “cruel” research projects long opposed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the White Coat Waste Project. At Harvard, Trump ended funding for grants supporting testing on baby monkeys taken from their mothers. Some tests looked at the harmful impact on developing brains when the eyes of young monkeys were sewn shut. “PETA applauds the Trump administrati...
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