Forced to ingest pesticides for 90 days, and then killed
Hold the EPA accountable to their plan to phase out tests on dogs and other mammals and prevent unnecessary suffering today! Right now dogs are locked inside laboratory cages, forced to ingest pesticides every single day. For 90 agonizing days, these innocent animals endure the sickening effects of these chemicals—and are killed at the end of the experiment so their organs can be examined. It’s a twisted logic—pesticides are meant to kill so it’s even more horrific that dogs, or any animals, would be used in these tests all to protect people. And what’s worse of all, in nearly all cases, these tests actually provide no added value in determining pesticide risks to humans. We can’t let this go on. That’s why the Humane World Action Fund, formerly Humane Society Legislative Fund, is working with the Environmental Protection Agency to support non-animal research methods and end cruel and unnecessary testing for good. In January, thanks to the action of advocates like you, the EPA...
