5 revelations from 'Federal Fumbles' report: From trans animal experiments to Minnesota fraud schemes
2. Chinese laboratory paid $124K to conduct experiments on beagles
The National Institutes of Health paid a Chinese laboratory $124,000 to conduct drug experiments on up to 300 beagles per week, as Lankford’s report noted.
The Republican senator said that the experiments raised concerns about national security and animal welfare, adding that the facility where the drug testing occurred operated with “little US oversight.”
Citing Freedom of Information Act reports, the report notes that the Chinese lab “justified using dogs because beagles are ‘docile, cute, and easy to domesticate,’ a rationale that suggests convenience, not scientific necessity.”
While the NIH said that it would not renew the contract due to national scrutiny, Lankford noted that the agency “acknowledges that 18 Chinese animal research laboratories, including several with troubling ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Liberation Army, still hold NIH approval to receive US funding.”
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
