Franklin Pierce
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'Coke hounds' were either killed or 'recycled' for other experiments, White Coat Waste Project said
The National Institutes of Health is facing a bipartisan congressional probe for spending $2.5 million in taxpayer funds on a study that injected beagle puppies with cocaine, according to a copy of the investigation obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), an NIH offshoot, was recently found to have conducted a study in which it "spent roughly $2.5 million of taxpayers' money on cruel tests on six-month-old beagle puppies," according to the investigation by 15 House lawmakers, led by Reps. Nancy Mace (R., S.C.) and Brendan Boyle (D., Pa.). "These tests entailed force-feeding puppies an experimental drug and injecting them with cocaine to study the interaction between the two compounds."
The NIDA study was conducted from March 2020 until September 2021, when White Coat Waste disclosed the project this month following a Freedom of Information Act request. "At the end of the experiment, the ‘coke hounds' were either killed or ‘recycled'—meaning they were shipped off to be used in other wasteful, cruel, and unnecessary experiments," according to White Coat Waste's findings.
Congress Probes NIH for Spending $2.5 Million Injecting Puppies with Cocaine
The National Institutes of Health is facing a bipartisan congressional probe for spending $2.5 million in taxpayer funds on a study that injected beagle puppies with cocaine, according to a copy of the investigation obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), an NIH offshoot, was recently found to have conducted a study in which it "spent roughly $2.5 million of taxpayers' money on cruel tests on six-month-old beagle puppies," according to the investigation by 15 House lawmakers, led by Reps. Nancy Mace (R., S.C.) and Brendan Boyle (D., Pa.). "These tests entailed force-feeding puppies an experimental drug and injecting them with cocaine to study the interaction between the two compounds."
The NIDA study was conducted from March 2020 until September 2021, when White Coat Waste disclosed the project this month following a Freedom of Information Act request. "At the end of the experiment, the ‘coke hounds' were either killed or ‘recycled'—meaning they were shipped off to be used in other wasteful, cruel, and unnecessary experiments," according to White Coat Waste's findings.
Congress Probes NIH for Spending $2.5 Million Injecting Puppies with Cocaine
