A White Coat Waste (WCW) investigation identified over $225 million in new NIH (National Institutes of Health) spending for lethal heart-harvesting experiments on dogs, force-feeding experimental drugs to beagles, breeding puppies to become blind, and more — including new discretionary funding for a Fauci-era laboratory where beagles are fed to ticks. It also identified $11.7 million in new NIH spending on invasive cat experiments: brain and eye tests on kittens, severing cats’ spinal cords and then forcing them to walk on treadmills, forcing felines to cough and hyperventilate through carbon dioxide-pumped ventilators, and electro-shocking their voice boxes.
WHITE COAT WASTE: A new White Coat Waste (WCW) report exposes more than $225 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding supporting dog and cat experiments since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The $225 million includes brand-new grants and contracts, additional discretionary funding for preexisting awards, and project extensions for taxpayer-funded dog and cat laboratories — new spending that began during the current Trump administration.
Approximately 44 percent of the total identified since Secretary Kennedy took office — more than $98 million — consists of new NIH spending on dog testing at pharmaceutical companies.
In July 2025, NIH Deputy Director Nicole Kleinstreuer falsely claimed the spending “predates” this administration and said the agency was “working tirelessly” to phase it out. Secretary Kennedy likewise promised a “dramatic reduction in animal testing” at NIH when he took office.
Our investigation identified over $225 million in new taxpayer dollars for lethal heart-harvesting experiments on dogs, force-feeding experimental drugs to beagles, breeding puppies to become blind, and more — including new discretionary funding for a Fauci-era laboratory where beagles are fed to ticks.
White Coat Waste also identified $11.7 million in new NIH spending on invasive cat experiments: brain and eye tests on kittens, severing cats’ spinal cords and then forcing them to walk on treadmills, forcing felines to cough and hyperventilate through carbon dioxide-pumped ventilators, and electro-shocking their voice boxes.
NIH’s $225 million in new spending on dog and cat experiments exceeds the agency’s highly publicized $150 million “investment” in non-animal methods — also known as new approach methodologies (NAMs) — by more than $75 million.
Alarmingly, following the release of beagles from Ridglan Farms, NIH’s cumulative new spending on dog and cat experiments under Secretary Kennedy spiked by approximately 50 percent — from $150 million in June 2026 to more than $225 million by September 2026.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised a “dramatic reduction in animal testing” at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH officials later claimed they were “working tirelessly” to phase out dog and cat experiments — and attempted to dismiss continued spending by arguing that it predated this Trump administration…
Now, White Coat Waste has followed the money under Kennedy’s own leadership — and the receipts tell a very different story. SOURCE
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