- Following a White Coat Waste (WCW) investigation and campaign, the Trump Administration has cut a contract for cruel experimental drug tests on 300 beagles a week in a Chinese lab funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Defense (DOD).
- The decision came just days after WCW campaigns shut down the DOD’s cat tests and the NIH’s last in-house dog lab, prompting the U.S. Navy to ban all dog and cat experiments.
- The victory follows pressure from Elon Musk, Laura Loomer, DOGE Senate Caucus Chair Joni Ernst, and WCWs “strange bedfellows” coalition for pets that united MAGA leaders, libertarians, and liberal icons such as a Ben & Jerry’s co-founder.
- WCW’s top priority for Trump’s first 100 days was defunding dog and cat labs.
- WCW is the only animal protection organization to shut down federal dog labs in nearly 20 years.
Following White Coat Waste investigations, lobbying, and grassroots campaigning, the Trump Administration has confirmed that it is cutting a contract for wasteful and cruel experimental drug tests on 300 beagle puppies a week in China funded by the NIH and DOD.
The move comes just days after the DOD canceled cruel cat constipation tests and the U.S. Navy banned all dog and cat testing following WCW campaigns.
SCOOP:
Following this viral tweet of my interview with @WhiteCoatWaste Senior VP Justin Goodman @JustinRGoodman nearly one month ago regarding the @NIH and the Pentagon CURRENTLY paying a lab in China to torture 300 beagles per week on taxpayer dime, I have just been notified… https://t.co/T5vuDWXcPe pic.twitter.com/tRxbYuCYcm
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) May 19, 2025
WCW first obtained never-before-seen government documents through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). And we exposed it to the New York Post and the national media:
Just 8 months old, puppies were force-fed experimental drugs through tubes jammed down their throats, then restrained for hours.
The NIH-DOD contract targeted 300 beagles per week… for 91 weeks of torture.
Why beagles? In their own words: “Beagle dog is docile, cute, and easy to domesticate, so it has been the best choice.”
WCW started the lobbying and advocacy campaign to end Pentagon pet abuse:
- WCW followed the money trail and dropped a bombshell investigation.
- WCW exposés sparked widespread media coverage.
- WCW passed bipartisan House legislation—the first-ever vote to defund the Pentagon’s pet abuse.
- WCW united Elon Musk, Laura Loomer, DOGE Senate Caucus Chair Joni Ernst, and a progressive Ben & Jerry’s founder.
- WCW rallied thousands of grassroots supporters to join the fight—donating, signing petitions, and demanding action.
The DOD’s decision also follows viral advocacy in support of WCW’s campaign by Laura Loomer and Elon Musk, the latter of whom posted, “Will ask @DOGE to put an end to animal cruelty.”
On May 2, 2025, Elon Musk responded to WCW’s investigation—and made DOGE take action. It worked.
WCW built a “strange bedfellows” coalition for pets. We united these MAGA leaders with liberal icons such as Ben Cohen, the legendary Ben & Jerry’s co-founder.
Now, thanks to leadership from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump, WCW has kicked this canine cruelty in China to the doghouse of history.
Our #1 priority for Trump’s first 100 days was defunding dog and cat testing.
WCW’s latest win is great news for taxpayers and pet owners as it sends a message to big-spending animal abusers across the federal government:
