USDA To End Use of Cats in Parasite Studies – IOTW Report

USDA To End Use of Cats in Parasite Studies

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Facing mounting pressure, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it will cease the controversial practice of laboratory test research using cats.

The USDA has been using kittens and cats in taxpayer-funded research to study parasites that can cause death to humans from foodborne illness. NBC News reported March 19 that the USDA’s practice included feeding dog and cat meat obtained in “Asian meat markets” to cats.

11 Comments on USDA To End Use of Cats in Parasite Studies

  1. Leave the cats alone.
    If you wish to study parasites look at the people that have been on welfare and impregnated 4 to 8 times by different fathers to get bigger checks from the government.

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