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Pennsylvania: Help protect dogs, cats and other animals used in experiments

UPDATE: SB 381 unanimously passed the Senate and will soon be considered by the House of Representatives, so it’s important that your state representative hears from you!

Thousands of dogs and cats are currently suffering in Pennsylvania laboratories and breeding facilities that supply laboratories. Most will likely never know life outside the confines of a barren cage. They will be used in often painful and terrifying experiments and are usually killed when the experiments end.

Scientists are currently developing advanced non-animal technologies that rely on human biology rather than antiquated animal experiments. But until the day that humane methods have fully replaced animals, we have an obligation to help animals in laboratories and laboratory breeding facilities.

The Beagle Bill (SB 381) would:

Prohibit laboratories from using state taxpayer dollars to fund “Category E” experiments (harmful experiments that don’t provide pain relief) on dogs and cats.
Ensure that dogs and cats in laboratories have the opportunity to be adopted after the experiments end.
End the sale of animal-tested cosmetics.
Require the retention of records related to animal experiments and an annual report to the Treasurer on Commonwealth funds received by the institution.
Ban breeders with multiple federal animal welfare violations from selling dogs or cats to animal testing facilities.

TAKE ACTION

Please make a brief, polite call to your Pennsylvania state representative today and ask them to support the Beagle Bill. Look up their phone number here. You can say: "As a voter and an animal lover, I am asking you to vote yes on the Beagle Bill (SB 381) to protect dogs and cats used in experiments in Pennsylvania, end the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, and ensure that dogs and cats have the chance to be adopted into loving homes after their time in the laboratory has ended."

After making your call (please do not skip that crucial step!), fill in and submit the form below to send a follow-up message.

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Dear Representative,

Advancements in technology are moving us closer to the day when dogs and cats are no longer used in experiments and are instead replaced with sophisticated methods that can more accurately and effectively predict how the human body will respond to drugs, chemicals and treatments.  

Until then, we have a responsibility to reduce the suffering of animals in laboratories and breeding facilities that supply laboratories.  

The Beagle Bill (SB 381) would help protect dogs and cats bred for and used in experiments and ensure that dogs and cats in laboratories have the opportunity to be adopted after the experiments end.  

It would also prohibit state funding for harmful experiments on dogs and cats where no pain relief is given, require state funded institutions to report to the State Treasurer about animal experiments at their facilities, and make Pennsylvania the 18th state to end the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. 

Please support SB 381 to help limit animal experiments in Pennsylvania and to provide more humane treatment for animals bred for and used in experiments.

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