UPDATE (6/23/26): After being included in the Farm Bill that passed the House in April, WCW-backed language defunding animal labs in China, Russia, and other adversarial nations has been included in the Senate version of the bill that will likely be voted on in July.
Senate Farm Bill Defunds USDA Animal Labs in China, Russia, and Other Adversarial Nations in Response to White Coat Waste Investigations
Link in the comment section: pic.twitter.com/TGSXaIZGgv
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) June 28, 2026
ORIGINAL POST (4/30/26)
In a major win for taxpayers and animals, the House of Representatives just passed the 2026 Farm Bill with three bipartisan amendments backed by White Coat Waste (WCW) that cut U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for wasteful, cruel animal experiments at home and abroad and retire animals from government labs.
Great news for accountability and compassion. Proud to stand with @WhiteCoatWaste in ending wasteful taxpayer-funded animal experiments – protecting pets, defending taxpayers and keeping sensitive research dollars out of the wrong hands. https://t.co/9xP9nBkA7q
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) May 1, 2026
MAJOR WIN!
We just got “all USDA spending for animal research labs” in China and Russia DEFUNDED in the new Farm Bill.
You will not believe the insanity we exposed USDA was wasting your tax dollars on:
The Biden USDA literally funded new bird flu gain-of-function animal… pic.twitter.com/FqxxwrX9ys
— White Coat Waste (@WhiteCoatWaste) May 11, 2026
The Farm Bill includes measures supported by WCW, led by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), and cosponsored by Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA), and Dina Titus (D-NV) that defund maximum pain experiments on dogs and cats and cut USDA funding for animal testing conducted in or with China, Russia, and other adversarial countries.
I am pleased that three of my animal welfare provisions were passed by the House today:
➡️Ending inhumane USDA-funded experiments on dogs and cats,
➡️Prohibiting @USDA funding for animal labs in countries of concern, and,
➡️Streamlining the process of adoption for animals no… pic.twitter.com/y8C8CqgBx6— Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) April 30, 2026
For years, WCW has been lobbying for these reforms, following our investigations that exposed USDA funding for maximum pain kitten cannibalism experiments, deadly COVID tests on cats, and drug tests on dogs, including beagles from Ridglan Farms. WCW also uncovered (and ended) USDA funding for bird flu gain-of-function experiments with Wuhan-linked mad scientists in China and deadly tests on foxes at a Kremlin-controlled experimental fur farm.
The Ridglan beagles scandal goes much deeper than you think.
Ridglan Farms supplied beagle puppies to Fauci-funded labs.
“But the NIH was not the only funder of testing on Ridglan beagles.”
The USDA was also “using our tax dollars to torture beagles from this place.”
And we… pic.twitter.com/HfEVstWkKz
— White Coat Waste (@WhiteCoatWaste) May 7, 2026
Thank you for all your support with this win. We will never stop working to protect the voiceless. https://t.co/K3dh2MMU8X
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) May 1, 2026
The Farm Bill also includes Rep. Mace’s amendment with Rep. Titus adding Violet’s Law, named after a hound rescued by WCW from a taxpayer-funded lab, which requires all federal labs to make adoption an option for animals when testing ends.
The House just passed a Farm Bill that includes multiple provisions I advocated for to ensure more humane treatment of animals. pic.twitter.com/yklXR2osGc
— Rep. Nicole Malliotakis Office (@RepNicole) April 30, 2026
Next, the Senate needs to take action on the Farm Bill before it heads to the president’s desk.
The solution to saving lab animals is simple:
