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Help end experiments on dogs and cats in the U.S.!

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s largest funder of animal research and testing, spending billions of dollars each year. We know it doesn’t have to be this way when superior, human-focused alternatives that could replace animal experiments—like organ-on-a-chip technology and advanced computational models —already exist. Taxpayers should not be paying for outdated animal research and testing—and we need your help to change it!

The Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing (COMPACT) Act (H.R. 10522) is the first step. The first-of-its-kind legislation would prohibit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including NIH, from using taxpayer dollars to fund experiments on dogs and cats. Countless animals would be saved from suffering, and it could result in more money being directed to superior alternatives that don’t use animals. The bill also prevents using federal funds to breed dogs and cats to be used in experiments and requires laboratories receiving federal funding to ensure that dogs and cats used in research and testing paid for by other sources are given an opportunity to be adopted into loving homes when the experiments end.

The NIH is a major funder of dog and cat research and testing, and this bill will bring us one step closer to stopping that funding. Please act NOW and tell your legislator to support this critical legislation!

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Please take a moment to call your U.S. Representative. You can find his or her contact information here. You can say, "As your constituent, I urge you to cosponsor the COMPACT Act. I don’t want my tax dollars used to fund experiments on dogs and cats. This matters to me."

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Dear Legislator,

As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to cosponsor the COMPACT Act (H.R. 10522) and vote for it when it comes to the House floor.  

This bill prohibits the U.S Health and Human Services Department, including the National Institutes of Health, from funding experiments on live dogs and cats. NIH is the largest funder of animal research in the world, spending billions each year. Ending this financial pipeline will be a major step toward ensuring that dogs and cats no longer suffer in labs. New human-focused technologies, including organ-on-a-chip technology, advanced computational models and AI-driven simulations are often less expensive and more accurate than the outdated animal experiments currently in use. That’s where HHS should be investing its money.  

H.R. 10522 blocks HHS from using appropriated funds for grants, research, and investments that support experiments on dogs and cats. It also prevents using federal funds to breed dogs and cats for research and testing and requires laboratories receiving federal funding to ensure that dogs and cats used in experiments paid for by other sources are given an opportunity to be adopted into loving homes when the research ends.  

The COMPACT Act recognizes the federal government’s critical role in creating a new era of animal-free science that not only protects animals but could also lead to better outcomes for human health. Please co-sponsor H.R. 10522 and vote for it when it comes to the House floor. 

Thank you.

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