Taxpayer, you helped make history—again—with White Coat Waste.
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Taxpayer, you just made history… AGAIN: 

 

Just 10 days after we shut down the Navy’s $10 million cat lab—where crippled cats were electro-shocked for constipation and erectile dysfunction tests—the Navy made it official: 

All dog and cat experiments are now permanently banned.
(Keep reading to see how we did it.)

Let that sink in, Taxpayer. Because of you, no more dogs or cats will suffer in Navy labs—ever again.

White Coat Waste investigators uncovered the abuse. Secretary Pete Hegseth cut the funding. And together, we didn’t just destroy one cat labwe ended all future dog and cat testing by the U.S. Navy.

I’ve personally adopted cats rescued from labs shut down by White Coat Waste, so this win isn’t just a milestone—it’s personal. And I know you feel the same.

Pets are family. But for decades, our government has tortured them behind closed doors—while legacy animal rights groups got comfortable with a culture of losing.

That era is ending. Because you are ending it.

This is what winning looks like. Let’s keep going.

You Give. We Win. They Survive. 

Anthony Bellotti
President/Founder
White Coat Waste 

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VICTORY: Navy Bans All Dog and Cat Testing after WCW Investigation

  • Following years of White Coat Waste (WCW) efforts, the Trump Administration’s Department of the Navy has announced that it is banning all wasteful and cruel experiments on dogs and cats.  
  • The Navy’s historic announcement comes just ten days after the Pentagon canceled a $10 million cat experiment funded by the Navy. WCW uncovered how the lab crippled and electroshocked cats in constipation, incontinence and erectile dysfunction experiments. 
  • The Navy Secretary’s team confirmed that WCW’s investigation and campaign prompted the policy change. 
  • WCW investigations exposed how the Pentagon has been wasting millions of taxpayers’ money to maim cats and poison puppies in U.S. and Chinese labs.  
  • The DOD’s decision follows pressure from Elon Musk, Laura Loomer, military veterans and dozens of bipartisan lawmakers. 
  • In early May, WCW shut down the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) last in-house dog lab following a nine-year campaign. 
  • WCW’s top priority for Trump’s first 100 days was defunding dog and cat labs. 
  • WCW is the only animal protection organization to shut down federal feline labs in at least 40 years.

Following years of White Coat Waste investigations, lobbying, grassroots advocacy—and, most importantly, our blockbuster exposé of cat constipation experiments funded by the Pentagon—the Trump Administration’s Department of the Navy has announced that it is banning all testing on dogs and cats.  

Navy Secretary John Phelan made the announcement in a new video:

The Navy’s move comes just 10 days after the Department of Defense canceled a $10 million Navy experimentWCW uncovered how a Navy-funded lab crippled and electroshocked cats in constipation, incontinence and erectile dysfunction experiments.


Actual screenshot from USASpending.

The Trump Administration’s decision was prompted by WCW investigations exposing how the Navy and other DOD service branches wasted tens of millions of taxpayers’ money crippling kittens and poisoning puppies in cruel experiments in U.S. and Chinese laboratories—and that some of this reckless spending continued under Trump.


On May 17, 2025, the Pentagon responded to WCW’s investigation—and canceled the $10 million cat lab contract. Victory.

The Navy Secretary’s team confirmed that WCW’s investigation and campaign with Laura Loomer prompted the policy change.

WCW started the lobbying and advocacy campaign to end it:  

  • WCW sued the DOD.  
  • WCW exposés sparked widespread media coverage.  
  • WCW passed bipartisan House legislation—the first-ever vote to defund the Pentagon’s cat abuse.   
  • WCW united a big tent coalition for cats: Elon Musk, Laura Loomer, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Rep. Jared Moscowitz (D-FL), and a Ben & Jerry’s founder.   
  • WCW rallied thousands of grassroots supporters to join the fight—donating, signing petitions, and demanding action.  

 RESULT: The Navy BANNED testing on pets.  

The Navy’s decision also follows viral bipartisan advocacy in support of WCW’s campaign. Laura Loomer and Elon Musk supercharged our investigation, the latter of whom posted about the Navy’s cat testing, “Will ask @DOGE to put an end to animal cruelty.”


On May 2, 2025, Elon Musk responded to WCW’s investigation—and made DOGE take action. It worked.


On April 27, 2025, Laura Loomer shared our investigation. Elon Musk responded.

WCW built a “strange bedfellows” coalition for cats and dogs abused by the Navy. We united these MAGA leaders, libertarians, and liberal icons such as Ben Cohen, the legendary Ben & Jerry’s co-founder.

Now, thanks to leadership from Secretary Phelan, Secretary Hegseth, and President Trump, WCW has permanently scrapped the Navy’s cat-a-strophic waste to the litterbox of history.

Our #1 priority for Trump’s first 100 days was defunding dog and cat testing. 

The DOD’s move also comes weeks after the Trump Administration shut down the National Institutes of Health’s last in-house beagle lab following a nine-year WCW campaign. 

We’re proud that federal agencies under Trump are cutting wasteful and dangerous  animal tests in the U.S. and China uncovered by WCW, saving countless tax dollars and animals’ lives. 

This is great news for taxpayers and pet owners as it sends a message to big-spending animal abusers across the federal government: Stop the Money. Stop the Madness!

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