NIH Continues Pouring More Than $225 Million Into New Dog and Cat Experiments Despite Trump Admin Efforts to Shift Toward Modern Alternatives

A bombshell White Coat Waste investigation released this week documents more than $225 million in new National Institutes of Health funding for dog and cat experiments awarded, supplemented, renewed, or extended since February 2025. The post NIH Continues Pouring More Than $225 Million Into New Dog and Cat Experiments Despite Trump Admin Efforts to Shift Toward Modern Alternatives appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

NIH Continues Pouring More Than $225 Million Into New Dog and Cat Experiments Despite Trump Admin Efforts to Shift Toward Modern Alternatives

TL;DR

  • The NIH has awarded, supplemented, renewed, or extended over $225 million in funding for dog and cat experiments since February 2025.
  • This spending far exceeds the NIH's $150 million investment in non-animal testing methods.
  • Several other federal agencies, including the Navy, Department of Veterans Affairs, EPA, and FDA, have made significant progress in reducing or banning animal testing under the Trump administration.
  • Specific examples of funded experiments include skull drilling on kittens, inducing glaucoma in kittens, and severing cats' spinal cords.
  • White Coat Waste advocates for an immediate halt to new dog and cat grants, a ban on supplements and extensions, and an enforceable deadline with measurable spending cuts.