Tag: FDA

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Progress: Congress hounds Fauci about beagle experiments following WCW campaign

Our recent investigation of wasteful and barbaric taxpayer-funded experiments on beagles funded by Anthony Fauci’s NIH division set off a media firestorm. Now, Congress is taking notice and taking action.   As first reported by the Daily Caller, in a new letter sent to Fauci, Congressman Scott Perry and 14 colleagues cite our new investigation […]

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FDA’s Dog Testing Doublespeak

Our recent “Broken Bureaucracy” investigative report exposed how century-old FDA red tape is still forcing drugmakers to poison puppies when they’d prefer to use more effective and cost-efficient alternatives. Fortunately, it landed on the radar of lawmakers who have the power to enact the changes we need to see to cut FDA red tape that hurts puppies, patients and profits. […]

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House Panel Demands Accountability following WCW Campaign to Cut FDA Red Tape

UPDATE (7/29/21): This legislation has been passed by the House of Representatives and now awaits action by the Senate. Original post Just a month after WCW released its “Broken Bureaucracy” report exposing how FDA red tape is causing drug companies to abuse puppies in wasteful tests and stifling medical innovation, Congress is taking action and […]

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Reporters, Republicans, Democrats and Doctors Buzz About WCW Broken Bureaucracy Report

Our new “Broken Bureaucracy” investigative report exposes how century-old FDA red tape is still forcing drugmakers to poison puppies when they’d prefer to use more effective and cost-efficient alternatives. Fortunately, it’s caught the attention of folks who have the power to amplify our message and enact the changes we need to see to cut FDA […]

INVESTIGATION: WCW Report Exposes How FDA Red Tape Punishes Puppies, Patients, & Profits… and How to Cut It

A beagle puppy’s mouth is taped shut to prevent her from spitting out an experimental drug. Chemicals are forced through a tube into her stomach or injected into her eyes. Some are only one week old. 20,000 dogs killed each year. No pain relief. No anesthesia. Now here’s the real scandal: drug companies don’t want to […]

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OP-ED: WCW & Rep. Boyle Join Forces to Cut FDA Animal Testing Red Tape

It’s shocking but true: FDA red tape is FORCING drug makers to poison puppies in wasteful tests even when high-tech alternatives are available and companies would prefer to use them. Fortunately, we’re working with two-time WCW Waste Warrior awardee Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) to cut this deadly red tape by passing the bipartisan AARF Act. […]

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Cut FDA Red Tape: WCW-Backed AARF Act Re-Introduced!

We are thrilled to announce some major paw-gress in our fight to Cut FDA Red Tape: A bipartisan coalition of Waste Warriors in Congress has just reintroduced the AARF Act! The WCW-backed Alternatives to Animals for Regulatory Fairness Act allows drug makers to use high-tech alternatives to painful and deadly testing on puppies and other animals […]

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TOP 9 WINS: How WCW Got A ????-Ton Done In This ????-Tastic Year!

There is no denying that 2020 has been *a year*. But you know what? While so much of 2020 has been a ???? show—our small and scrappy organization still got a ????-ton accomplished! This year, White Coat Waste Project defunded and defeated more government labs than any other organization… and we did it with fewer […]

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EARLY XMAS: Federal Spending Bill Delivers Wins Against Waste in Government Animal Labs

Our 3 million advocates spoke up—with calls, emails, tweets, letters and petitions—and Congress listened! The 2021 federal spending bill, signed into law on December 27, 2020, includes cost-cutting, life-saving measures that WCW worked throughout the year to secure and that take a big bite out of wasteful taxpayer-funded animal experiments. CUTTING FDA RED TAPE Following […]