July 13, 2001
New Research-Animal Protections Barred at Agriculture Dept.
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has quietly approved a measure barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from using its funds to extend protection to rodents and birds used in laboratory research.
The stipulation would specifically forbid the agency to widen the Animal Welfare Act to include birds, mice, and rats in the 2002 fiscal year. College lobbyists are cheering the move.
The House panel included the measure in the Agriculture Department's
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