Bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce legislation today to prevent the US Dept. of Agriculture from continuing deadly experiments on kittens.
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"The USDA's decision to slaughter kittens after they are used in research is an archaic practice and horrific treatment, and we need to end it," Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, the Senate bill's lead sponsor, said in a statement to NBC News. The agency has said animal rights advocates' claim they've been experimenting on 100 cats annually is overblown, but a USDA administratorthat"2,988 cats have been used in these research efforts that began in 1982."
"Three thousand healthy kittens killed and $22 million wasted on decades of cruel and unproductive government experiments should alarm budget hawks and advocates alike," Goodman said.
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