Animal Rights & Welfare
Our office has made animal welfare a cornerstone of her legislative efforts, championing numerous initiatives to protect animals and prevent abuse. Our work in Congress focuses on ensuring the humane treatment of animals across various sectors, from laboratories to farms. Our teams commitment extends to addressing issues related to taxpayer-funded animal experiments, holding agencies and individuals accountable, and advocating for the wellbeing of our cats and dogs. Through bipartisan efforts and passionate advocacy, we will continue to be a leading voice for animal rights and welfare in Congress.
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Our PRIMATES Act is endorsed by @WhiteCoatWaste 🎉
(Washington, D.C., September 17th, 2024) – Congresswoman Nancy Mace has taken up another measure for animal welfare by introducing the “Painful Research and Investigations on Monkeys Abused in Taxpayer-funded Experiments Stops (PRIMATES) Act” of 2024.
Washington, D.C., September 12th, 2024 – Congresswoman Nancy Mace has introduced the "Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act" (SAW Act) to prevent the misuse of motor vehicles in harming wildlife on federal lands.
National Golf Course Owners Association: Champion Award, 2024
National Association of Community Health Centers: Distinguished Advocate Award, 2024
National Retail Federation: Hero of Main Street, 2022, 2023, 2024
Wounded Warriors Project: Participation Recognition, Women's Warrior Summit, 2022
Americans For Prosperity: Pioneer for Prosperity, 2022
Guardian of Small Business: National Federation of Small Business, 117th Congress & 118th Congress
All In Together: The Rising Change Maker Award, 2021
After relentless pressure, the VA is FINALLY ending its grotesque, costly exp
“After relentless pressure from our office, the VA finally caved and ended its cruel, wasteful experiments on cats and dogs. We've fought tooth and nail with countless bills to put a stop to these inhumane tests and the misuse of taxpayer dollars. This victory is a huge win for our efforts to protect animals and hold the government accountable. A big thanks to White Coat Waste Project for their unwavering support.
Pet lovers in Congress are outraged over a new discovery that the Pentagon is reportedly funding painful experimental drug tests on beagles in pursuit of FDA approval of a pharmaceutical.
A White Coat Waste Project (WCW) investigation found that the Department of Defense has spent nearly $1 million on the testing, which runs through July and involves force-feeding dogs large doses of an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House on Thursday would amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit federal funding for medical research that involves experiments on dogs and cats.
If passed and signed into law, the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act would effectively end nearly all federal funding of tests on cats and dogs.
It would require reports to Congress by the National Institutes of Health and the Government Accountability Office detailing NIH-funded dog and cat experiments, their cost, and assessments of agency efforts to phase them out.