Thread by @beaglefreedom

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is defrauding the public with its false statements and has been doing so for years.

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We are disgusted to hear of the horrific experiments beagles endured, however, this does not come as a surprise to our organization. For decades, the NIH has funded painful and unnecessary experiments on animals.

Supposedly, the NIH has been working on the “Three Rs”

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- “Replacing, Reducing and Refining” animals in research. Instead, they have increased funding for animal testing by the millions in the U.S. and in other countries. Many of the experiments inflicted upon the animals funded by the NIH include pain and distress,

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which are requirements for the study.

Animal testing is archaic, unethical, and should be outlawed. A former employee of the NIH had stated that one cannot extrapolate results from animals to humans and that funding animal testing is essentially not only unethical but a

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waste of money. Yet, the funding, the testing, and torture continues.

In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a statement that it intends to spend the next 14 years reducing the number of animals used in testing and end animal research in 2035.

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Lawmakers are also taking notice. The FDA Modernization Act, a bi-partisan bill introduced this month, will end an outdated FDA mandate that experimental drugs must be tested on animals before they are used on humans in clinical trials. While the bill would not ban animal

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testing outright it would allow the option for drug sponsors to use alternative methods where they are suitable.

For over 11 years, Beagle Freedom Project, a non-partisan, animal advocacy and rescue non-profit 501(c)(3), has been working to end animal testing

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and saving animals from testing. At any given time, there are at least 70,000 dogs being tested on in laboratories in the United States for everything from pharmaceuticals to medical supplies, cosmetic products, and more. Our signature legislation,

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“The Beagle Freedom Bill,” ensures that dogs and cats are released after the testing is over so that they can actually have a second chance at life. While we have successfully passed the bill in 11 states, we have much more work to do.
We have rescued over 2,000 dogs

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(mostly beagles) from animal testing laboratories across the globe since our inception in 2010. The sweet innocence of these survivors has shown the world the face of animal testing and have helped us bring this issue outside of the cold laboratory walls.

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We need your support to introduce a bi-partisan Federal Bill to END animal testing. Sign: bfp.org/end-animal-tes…

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP END THE TORTURE:

To donate use the donate button on our Instagram or Facebook. Venmo: @BeagleFreedom PayPal email: [e-mail]

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Volunteer: We need you! All over the U.S. and abroad we need transporters, educators, and more. Email: [e-mail]

Foster or Adopt: Apply for our next rescue in your area at BFP.ORG/Rescue.

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From our educational programs, combined with our non-stop rescues and other programs, we work tirelessly every single day to end this archaic and non-essential practice and we hope you will join us.

Yours in Freedom,
Shannon Keith, Esq.
President & Founder, BFP

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