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Federal lawmakers meet the cats they saved from a USDA testing facility

PoC avatarPosted on July 26, 2019 by Michael BroadJuly 26, 2019

You remember the big news story about a year ago in which it was reported that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) was using cats to do tests on toxoplasmosis at a Maryland facility. Millions were spent over a long … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Testing | Tagged animal advocates, animal rights, animal rights activists, animal testing, cat abuse, Cat News, pictures of cats, USDA | Leave a reply

Success! USDA will stop using cats as part of any research protocol in any laboratory in ARS

PoC avatarPosted on April 2, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 4, 2019

ARS stands for Agricultural Research Service. It is part of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). You may remember the sad and unpleasant story that went viral about the USDA using cats, young cats we were told, to research toxoplasmosis. … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal law, animal rights, animal testing, cat abuse, Cat News, good cat news, USDA | 2 Replies

Asian cat meat marketeers sold infected cat meat to US government for toxoplasmosis testing on cats!

PoC avatarPosted on March 19, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 19, 2019

The whole ghastly process is horrible from whatever angle you look at it. A while ago I wrote about the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) using young cats to conduct animal testing experiments in order to study the parasite … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Testing, Uncategorized | Tagged animal law, animal rights, animal testing, cat meat, China, China animal abuse, USDA | 1 Reply

USDA euthanised cats used in animal testing with shot of ketamine to the heart

PoC avatarPosted on September 6, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 6, 2018

You may remember the furore over the USDA’s use of cats in animal testing when researching the Toxoplasma gondii infection. They did this over about 50 years and almost 3000 cats were used in the research program. Need to Euthanize? … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Testing | Tagged animal testing, cat euthanasia, euthanasia, euthanized, USDA | 4 Replies

USDA Fed Kittens with Toxoplasma-Infected Raw Meat Then Incinerated Them

PoC avatarPosted on May 9, 2018 by Michael BroadMay 9, 2018

The USDA fed kittens with toxoplasma-infected raw meat to harvest oocysts from them. They then discarded the 2-3 week old kittens by incineration.

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Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged Cat News, cats in medical research, killing cats, oocysts, Toxoplasma gondii, USDA | 6 Replies

Love Your Cat or Dog? President Trump Doesn’t

PoC avatarPosted on March 5, 2017 by Michael BroadApril 26, 2019

Under the Trump administration a massive amount of animal welfare information has been removed from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service removed Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act violation … Continue reading →

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged America, animal law, animal protection, animal welfare, cat welfare, hsus, Trump, USDA | 6 Replies

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