$10 Million in Taxpayer Money Used for Transgender Animal Experiments, Claims Rep. Nancy Mace

$10 Million in Taxpayer Money Used for Transgender Animal Experiments, Claims Rep. Nancy Mace

Recent revelations indicate that $10 million of taxpayer funds were allocated last year for the creation of transgender animals, according to a report from the White Coat Waste Project. This startling information came to light during a subcommittee hearing led by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, on Thursday. The session, titled “Transgender Lab Rats and Poisoned Puppies: Oversight of Taxpayer Funded Animal Cruelty,” aimed to shed light on these controversial expenditures.

Details from the Report

Rep. Mace highlighted the findings of the White Coat Waste Project, stating, “Last year, the White Coat Waste Project exposed more than $10 million in taxpayer funds that were spent creating transgender mice, rats, and monkeys.” She expressed deep concern over the use of these funds for what she described as painful and potentially lethal experiments that involved invasive surgeries and hormone therapies enforced on lab animals at various universities across the nation.

Criticism of Federal Spending

Mace did not hold back in her criticism of the Biden-Harris administration, linking their radical policy agenda to the misuse of taxpayer money for what she termed as “surgically mutating animal genitals.” She pointed to an instance where 2.5 million taxpayer dollars were expended to study the fertility of transgender mice, arguing that such spending is a blatant example of government overreach into science and ethics.

Highlighting Unethical Practices

The congresswoman emphasized that the current administration’s eagerness to implement their gender ideology extends beyond mere policy, into the realms of scientific research. She stated, “Taxpayer money went to that,” underscoring the gravity of the issue. During her remarks, she affirmed that the problem of government-funded animal cruelty transcends party lines.

Government Spending on Animal Research

Highlighting broader government spending trends, Mace indicated, “The US government spends in excess of $20 billion a year conducting experiments on animals.” In a particularly striking example, she noted that taxpayers funded over a million dollars to discover if female rats undergoing testosterone therapy were more likely to overdose on date rape drugs. Such expenditures have raised questions about the ethical implications of taxpayer-funded animal research.

Support from Advocacy Groups

Rep. Mace expressed gratitude towards the White Coat Waste Project for their ongoing research into government wasteful spending. The hearing featured testimony from several experts, including Justin Goodman, Senior Vice President of White Coat Waste Project; Dr. Paul A. Locke, a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; and Elizabeth Baker, Director of Research Policy at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Awareness of Animal Welfare

Animal welfare was poignantly represented in the hearing by beagles rescued from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) supplier, who were present as a stark reminder of the real costs associated with animal experimentation. Mace has previously intervened to halt a $1.8 million drug test experiment on beagle puppies.

The Push Towards Ethical Research

“Today, most of the twenty-seven NIH institutes and centers conduct or support animal testing,” Mace stated, also mentioning several government agencies involved in such practices. In closing her remarks, she expressed hope that the discussions held during the hearing would serve to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to fund unnecessary animal experimentation in the future.