{"id":2399655,"date":"2025-02-06T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hey-doge-lawmakers-target-2-billion-sent-overseas-to-torture-animals-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:03:06","slug":"hey-doge-lawmakers-target-2-billion-sent-overseas-to-torture-animals-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hey-doge-lawmakers-target-2-billion-sent-overseas-to-torture-animals-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey DOGE: Lawmakers target $2 billion sent overseas to \u2018torture animals\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhey-doge-lawmakers-target-2-billion-sent-overseas-to-torture-animals-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lawmakers, Representatives Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) and Dina Titus (D-NV),are introducing the &#8220;CARGO Act&#8221;\u2062 to prevent the National Institutes of Health (NIH)\u2062 from using\u200c American taxpayers&#8217; money for overseas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-abortion-academia-industrial-complex-that-youve-probably-never-heard-of\/\" title=\"Inside The Abortion-Academia Industrial Complex That You\u2019ve Probably Never Heard Of\">animal testing<\/a>,which has faced criticism for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegedly involving cruel practices<\/a>. \u200bThe bill aims to end funding for such experiments \u2064due to the lack of oversight in foreign laboratories. Notable examples of controversial studies\u200d funded \u2064by the NIH include a $504,000\u200c test in Australia involving parasites and a $442,000 experiment in Canada involving vocal cord surgery on rabbits. The \u2063legislators argue that taxpayer dollars should not support inhumane treatment \u200bof animals and that funding should be redirected towards more humane research methods\u2064 within the\u200c United States. The initiative reflects a\u200d growing \u2062sentiment \u2062against\u2063 animal testing, especially as hearings on related topics\u2062 are scheduled. The CARGO Act previously stalled in Congress, but proponents hope for a more favorable outcome this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hey DOGE: Lawmakers target $2 billion sent overseas to &lsquo;torture animals&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1980645\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A bipartisan House duo today planned to introduce a bill to stop the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nih\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Institutes of Health<\/a> from dumping billions more of taxpayer dollars into overseas animal testing where critics claim the critters are tortured and maimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The &ldquo;CARGO Act&rdquo; would require that no NIH money be spent on overseas animal testing in large part because the U.S. has little oversight over what occurs in those labs.<\/p>\n<p>In introducing the &ldquo;Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas,&rdquo; Reps. Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), cited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/misc\/recent-nih-funded-experiments-on-animals-conducted-in-foreign-laboratories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PETA reports<\/a> of NIH funding of a $504,000 test in Australia to infect animals with parasites and a $442,000 experiment in Canada to cut rabbit vocal cords to insert a spatula and then test for inflammation and scarring.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;American&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-plans-to-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-send-illegals-into-u-s-towns-via-amtrak\/\" title=\"Biden Plans to Use ... to Send Illegals Into U.S. Towns Via Amtrak\">hard-earned taxpayer money<\/a> should not be used to fund cruel experiments on animals overseas that do not contribute to advancing public health in our country,&rdquo; said Nehls. &ldquo;The fact that the NIH doled out over $2 billion in taxpayer money to foreign laboratories is unacceptable. I&rsquo;m proud to reintroduce this legislation to ensure that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrat-congressman-uses-national-guard-in-apparent-political-stunt-against-gop-member\/\" title=\"WATCH: Democrat Congressman Uses National Guard In Apparent \u2018Political Stunt\u2019 Against GOP Member\">hard-earned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-worthy-recipient-pro-life-group-names-trump-pro-life-person-of-the-year\/\" title=\"\u201cA Worthy Recipient\u201d- Pro-Life Group Names Trump Pro-Life \u201cPerson Of The Year\u201d\">tax dollars<\/a><\/a> are not wasted or used to torture animals,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too many NIH programs overseas either fail to hold up under intensive scrutiny or are exempt from that oversight altogether, resulting in the abuse of animals through experiments funded by taxpayer dollars,&rdquo; said Titus. &ldquo;The CARGO Act is a critical step in ending animal suffering and redirecting resources to more reliable and humane research methods here in the United States,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was offered in the last Congress but stalled. Supporters are hopeful that it will do better this year and that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3306930\/animal-rights-advocates-doge-end-deadly-experimentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gets the attention<\/a> of budget cutters in Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers said that from 2011 to 2021, agencies under the NIH umbrella granted $2.2 billion to foreign laboratories for animal testing in South America, Europe, Asia, and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nehls.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/nehls.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/cargo-act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"bill\">bill<\/a> provided to Secrets said, &ldquo;National Institutes of Health does not conduct inspections of foreign organizations, and these organizations self-report information pertaining to animal welfare, creating a risk that information will be misrepresented.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The legislation comes at a time when the tide is turning against live animal testing in the United States. Later today, the House Oversight Committee&rsquo;s subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation is holding a hearing on &ldquo;transgender lab rats and poisoned puppies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the groups that has succeeded in cutting testing on beagles, the White Coat Waste Project, plans to testify and show off beagles that were tested on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Slashing government animal tests will spur innovation, spare dogs, and save billions of tax dollars. It&rsquo;s tailor-made for DOGE,&rdquo; said Justin Goodman, senior vice president of the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1980645\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1980645\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers aim to halt $2 billion in overseas animal testing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2399656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CARGO-NIH-Tests-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34261,23466,3673],"class_list":["post-2399655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-animal-rights","tag-doge","tag-lawmakers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CARGO-NIH-Tests-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399655"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399659,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399655\/revisions\/2399659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}