The PAAW Act 2024 Rep. Mace Introduces New Bill: The Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act (PAAW Act) Today, Representative Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the bipartisan Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act (PAAW Act), to amend the Public Health Service Act and prohibit funding for painful experiments on thousands of dogs and cats each year, including tests in which pain relief is completely withheld. “As animal lovers, we’ve been disturbed to learn the scale and scope of barbaric and unnecessary dog and cat experiments funded by the National Institutes of Health,” said the Office of Rep. Mace. “Americans across the political spectrum have been horrified to learn their tax dollars are being used to subsidize cruelty to thousands of puppies and kittens in labs every year. The PAAW Act will ensure taxpayers’ hard-earned money is not wasted on outdated and cruel experiments on pets.” The PAAW Act specifically prohibits the NIH from conducting or supporting any research that causes significant pain and distress to dogs and cats. It also requires reports to Congress by the NIH and Government Accountability Office detailing NIH-funded dog and cat experiments, their cost, and assessments of NIH efforts to phase them out.  In 2022, after advocacy by Rep. Mace, Dr. Fauci canceled plans to conduct completely unnecessary drug tests on puppies. The incident and others have underscored the NIH’s problematic waste of tax dollars for cruel dog and cat tests when alternatives are available. You can check out the many times Rep. Mace has demanded answers from NIH: Rep Mace letter: Calls for a Hearing on Putin's U.S. Taxpayer Funded Animal Testing Labs Rep Mace letter: A letter to the NIH demanding answers on Beaglegate de-barking experiments Rep Mace letter to NIH: Letter about federally-funded, cocaine fueled puppy experiments Rep. Mace was quoted after Dr. Fauci called off an animal testing experiment, citing pressure from her and the WCW Project: [link removed] Rep. Jared Moscowitz (D-FL-23) is the co-lead, and the bill is copsonsored by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11), Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22), Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Del. DC), Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-01). The bill is also supported by the White Coat Waste Project, which has led investigations into NIH’s dog and cat testing and awarded Rep. Mace for her work to end government animal experiments. “As a dog owner, I’m appalled by the inhumane practices that have been conducted using taxpayer dollars. I’m happy to have worked across the aisle with Rep. Mace to choose paws over politics and put a stop to unnecessary government experiments on cats and dogs,” said Rep. Moscowitz. "Protecting animal welfare has always been a personal passion of mine, and it’s disheartening to know that taxpayers are footing a multi-billion-dollar bill for federal labs to conduct outdated and inhumane experiments on tens of thousands of dogs and cats every year,” said Rep. Malliotakis. “While we continue our fight to end cruel animal testing altogether, I’m proud to join my colleagues in supporting this bipartisan legislation that requires more oversight over NIH-sponsored animal research and prohibits studies that cause significant pain and distress to our most vulnerable animal populations.” “We applaud Rep. Nancy Mace for introducing the bipartisan PAAW Act and her outstanding leadership to cut the NIH’s taxpayer-funded cruelty to canines and kittens. Our investigations have exposed how NIH wastes millions of tax dollars in the US and abroad to intentionally breed sick and deformed puppies and kittens, poison puppies with cocaine and fentanyl, cripple cats, and infest abandoned pets with biting flies. Polls show that the NIH’s wasteful dog and cat experiments are opposed by a supermajority of taxpayers — Republicans, Independents and Democrats alike—and they shouldn’t be forced to pay. When it comes to painful and unnecessary dog and cat testing, wasteful NIH spending is the problem and Rep. Mace’s PAAW Act is the solution. Stop the money. Stop the madness!” said Justin Goodman, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at government watchdog White Coat Waste Project. Additionally, the bill calls for a comprehensive study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess NIH's efforts in reducing and replacing the use of dogs and cats in research. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and initiatives, compare NIH's efforts with other federal agencies, and provide recommendations for improvement. Rep. Mace | 1728 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]