Physicians committee research policy director speaks today at hearing on taxpayer funded animal cruelty
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Research Policy Director Elizabeth Baker from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a national medical ethics and health advocacy group of 17,000 physicians, spoke today, Feb. 6, at a Congressional hearing focused on ending federally funded animal cruelty in research. The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) announced the hearing in a news release on Monday, with plans to evaluate current animal cruelty funded by the federal government and explore opportunities to prioritize technological alternatives that increase relevance to humans. “To truly Make America Healthy Again, we need to make science human again.” Baker said. “For generations, billions of federal dollars have paid scientists to conduct acts on dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits and other animals that would shock the conscience of most Americans,” she continued.…

