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HR 297119th CongressIntroduced
HELP PETS Act
Introduced: Oct 29, 2025
EducationHealthcare
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The HELP PETS Act prohibits federal funding for colleges and universities conducting painful biomedical research on dogs and cats, with exceptions for clinical veterinary care and service/military animal studies to reduce animal suffering in scientific experimentation.
Key Points
- 1Federal funds are banned for institutions performing USDA pain category D or E research on dogs and cats after a 180-day implementation period following enactment.
- 2Exceptions permit continued funding for clinical veterinary research benefiting individual animals and studies involving service animals or military working animals.
- 3The legislation defines painful research broadly to include any biomedical training or testing causing significant distress without adequate anesthesia according to federal standards.
Impact Areas
Higher education institutions receiving federal research grantsDogs and cats used in biomedical research facilitiesFederal research funding programs like NIH grants
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