Trump’s Commitment To End Animal Testing

In an article written by Karen Lapizco in December 2025 and posted on WorldAnimalNews.com, “WAN is thrilled to report that President Trump has officially signed into law a landmark measure cutting funding for the Department of Defense (DOD)’s cruel dog and cat experiments as part of the 2026 defense policy bill. The provision cleared the U.S. Senate with broad bipartisan support in a 77–20 vote this week, following passage by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill’s signing marks the first time in history that the DOD’s dog and cat testing has been fully defunded. This historic victory was secured by watchdog group White Coat Waste (WCW), and represents the culmination of years of investigations, advocacy, and bipartisan campaigning. WCW is the first and only organization to expose and help end the DOD’s wasteful dog and cat experiments in both U.S. and foreign laboratories, while successfully lobbying Congress to strip funding for these cruel practices. This is a huge win for animals and a powerful reminder that sustained advocacy can lead to real, life-saving change.”

The Article went on to state:

“Below are some of White Coat Waste (WCW)’s major victories in ending dog and cat testing:

• During the first Trump administration, WCW helped pass landmark legislation defunding dog, cat, and primate experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

• WCW exposed and shut down the government’s largest cat laboratory, which was located inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

• In May of this year [2025], the U.S. Navy canceled a $10 million contract for cat testing exposed by WCW and banned all dog and cat testing, becoming the first

federal agency to prohibit testing on pets and crediting WCW for the decision.

• That same month, WCW shut down a DOD-funded contract for drug testing on 300 beagles per week in China.

• In July [2025], after a WCW investigation uncovered more than $57 million in active Pentagon-funded dog and cat experiments worldwide, Defense Secretary Pete

Hegseth cut millions in contracts and credited WCW for exposing the tests.

The recent House and Senate votes send a powerful message: taxpayer dollars must not fund cruelty to dogs and cats, and real change is finally happening.”

In a January 23, 2026 report by the Environment Protection Agency on EPA.gov it states: “Leaders across America Applauding EPA’s Action to Eliminate Animal Testing by 2035. The U.S. Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is renewing its commitment to reducing mammalian animal testing, with the ambitious goal of eliminating the practice by 2035, a target first established during the first Trump Administration. After the Biden Administration canceled the agency's animal testing phase-out deadlines, EPA is now moving forward with developing alternatives that will spare animals from experimentation while advancing scientific progress. EPA will prioritize the development and implementation of high-quality alternatives to reduce testing on vertebrate mammals, like rabbits, mice, rats, and dogs, while maintaining regulatory compliance and rigorous gold standard science in support of EPA's Make America Healthy Again agenda.”

Ann Coulter posted on X “Fauci funded the torture and killing of beagles. Trump's EPA head Lee Zeldin just reinstated a phaseout of animal testing begun in the first Trump admin, but killed by Biden.”

In the same report, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated, “I’m absolutely committed to making sure EPA gets back on track with the historic goal set out during President Trump’s first term in office. Unlike the previous administration, the Trump EPA will not delay scientific progress on developing alternatives to animal testing. We will pursue this goal while adhering to the law and the highest quality scientific standards.”

This cruel and barbaric torture of these precious animals must stop, and we are all responsible for taking action to make it happen.