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Written by Al Grecco on October 18, 2023

There are very few countries on the planet that are cruelty-free.

How Many Animals are Killed Annually by NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s foremost medical research authority, has the lofty and admirable goal of seeking scientific knowledge that will “enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.” But the reality is that at numerous university laboratories across the country, the agency squanders billions of taxpayer dollars on painful and ultimately deadly experiments on animals that do nothing to advance our understanding of human health.

Hundreds of thousands of animals — including monkeys, dogs, rabbits, bats, mice, rats, guinea pigs, and hamsters — are imprisoned at NIH’s sprawling headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. None of them will make it out unharmed, and few will even make it out alive.