Giant PETA ‘Mouse’ Will Appear at Tuesday’s Debate to Challenge Billions Wasted on Animal Tests
For Immediate Release:
September 9, 2024
Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382
A giant PETA “mouse” bearing the message “Save Me and $22 Billion: End NIH Animal Experiments!” will call on candidates to end the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) annual waste of billions of tax dollars on cruel and archaic experiments on animals, which it continues to fund even though more promising non-animal methods exist.
NIH squanders nearly half its annual budget on animal experiments—although 90% of basic research, most of which involves animals, fails to lead to effective treatments for humans and 95% of new drugs that test safe and effective in animals go on to fail in humans, sometimes causing serious side effects such as anaphylaxis or even death.
“NIH dumps billions of dollars into cruel and useless tests on animals that benefit no one except the laboratories pocketing the cash,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA calls on both candidates to redirect taxpayers’ money to modern, human-relevant research that leaves animals in peace.”
Where: At the intersection of Market and Sixth Street (near the Independence Visitor Center), Philadelphia
When: Tuesday, September 10, 7 p.m.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness.
For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
Note: PETA supports animal rights, opposes all forms of animal exploitation, and educates the public on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.
