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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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.
(Washington D.C.) - Today, Representative Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act (PAAW Act), to amend the Public Health Service Act and prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to dogs or cats. Rep.
Bill to allow animals to be retired & re-homed when they are no longer needed for research
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) re-introduced the bipartisan Violet’s Law (also known as the AFTER Act). The bill—named after a hound adopted from a taxpayer-funded laboratory—would allow dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, and other animals to be retired and re-homed when they are no longer needed for research in federal labs.
Legislation would expand consumer choices for FDA-approved generic animal drugs for the care and treatment of both pets and livestock.
Washington, D.C. —-- Today, Rep. Mace released the following statement on the introduction of her Generic Animal Drug Advancement Act:
Rep. Nancy Mace and five of her Republican colleagues sent a letter to the Biden administration demanding the U.S. stop funding Russian labs, effective immediately. Despite Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and unprecedented sanctions against Russia, the U.S. continues to send taxpayer dollars to four experimental labs in Russia, including one in Moscow found to have conducted "horrific and barbaric experiments on 18 cats.”
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Boyle (D-S.C.) and Rep. Nancy Mace issued this statement after requesting more information fromDr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on experiments involving injecting puppies with cocaine:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) released the following statement upon the passage of an amendment she led with Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn, that bans mink farming: