"This year, the White House has broadcast its intent to greatly reduce animal experimentation in the United States. In early April, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would require less testing on animals for the development of a widely used class of drugs-an approach, the agency says, that should speed up the drug-development process and eventually lower drug prices."
"These initiatives, if they come to fruition, could prove quite popular. A recent Gallup poll shows that the proportion of Americans who approve of medical testing on animals has been dropping for decades. But it will be difficult for voters-and the administration-to understand the actual effects of the government's efforts, because no one is tracking the total number of animals used across U.S. labs."
Federal agencies have signaled a shift toward reducing animal experimentation, with the White House, FDA, and NIH announcing intentions to cut animal testing. The FDA will require less animal testing for a widely used drug class, aiming to speed drug development and lower prices. The NIH declared plans to reduce use of animals in biomedical experiments. Public approval of medical testing on animals has declined over decades according to Gallup. No centralized system currently tracks the total number of animals used in U.S. laboratories, complicating assessment of the effects of these policy changes.
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