WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experimentation, and Research (AFTER) Act. The bipartisan legislation would ensure that every federal agency that uses animals for research has policies in place to facilitate the relocation of retired, healthy lab animals to private homes, animal rescues, or reputable sanctuaries.
"There is no reason regulated lab animals that are suitable for adoption or retirement should be killed by federal agencies," said Senator Collins. "Our bipartisan legislation would continue to build on the successful policies at DOD, VA, FDA, and NIH while directing all other federa...