Laboratory animal sources

Pet Safety & Protection Act will Halt USDA Licensed Class B Dealers Selling Stolen Dogs & Cats to Animal Research Facilities – a Problem Over 50 Years Old

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
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The PSPA is important federal legislation that prohibits the sale of random-sourced dogs and cats by USDA licensed Class B dealers to research facilities.

Key Points: 
  • The PSPA is important federal legislation that prohibits the sale of random-sourced dogs and cats by USDA licensed Class B dealers to research facilities.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWe must permanently ban the sale of random source dogs and cats by Class B dealers before any more animals are unnecessarily hurt.
  • Investigations have exposed elaborate pet theft rings; the severe neglect and abuse of animals by Class B dealers; and research facilities procuring lost and stolen dogs and cats from Class B dealers.
  • Further, the National Institute of Health stopped funding laboratories that obtain random source dogs and cats from Class B dealers.