Rick Scott backs bipartisan bill cutting off funding for animal testing overseas

Florida, New Jersey Senators Target Overseas Animal Research In Bipartisan Bill

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a new bill Tuesday aimed at reining in the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) funding of animal research in foreign laboratories. The “Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act” seeks to prohibit the NIH from allocating taxpayer dollars to such projects, citing concerns over a lack of oversight, potential fraud, […] Florida, New Jersey Senators Target Overseas Animal Research In Bipartisan Bill

Rick Scott backs bipartisan bill cutting off funding for animal testing overseas

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott says it’s time to stop funding animal testing overseas. The Naples Republican introduced a bipartisan bill with U.S. Sen Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, that would cut off grants to such research. The Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act, would prohibit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from awarding federal dollars to experiments on animal subjects in foreign labs. “It is deeply concerning that Americ…

Arizona bill strengthening animal protections against abuse passes in House - Rose Law Group Reporter

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Humane Society.) By Howard Fischer | YourValley.net PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers agreed Tuesday to close what some consider to be loopholes in state laws on animal cruelty. But not everyone is on board. On a 41-13 vote Tuesday, the state House gave preliminary approval to a proposal by Sen. Shawnna Bolick that would expand the definition of what constitutes cruelty to include failing to provide medical a…

New method helps identify hormone-disrupting chemicals—without animal testing

A new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet presents a promising method for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals-without the need for traditional animal testing. By combining RNA-sequencing of zebrafish embryos with a structured toxicological framework, researchers can now better predict harmful effects on human health.