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WASHINGTON (April 10, 2025)\u2014The Environmental Protection Agency announced today<\/a> that they will reinstate a plan to phase out animal testing on mammals and prioritize non-animal alternatives for chemical and pesticide safety assessments.<\/p>\n The move revives a 2019 policy initiated during the first Trump administration establishing a clear timeline for ending testing on mammals that was later paused under the Biden administration. Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund (formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund) have worked for years\u2014in the U.S. and abroad\u2014to advance alternatives to animal testing, partnering with agencies, industry leaders and lawmakers. In 2019<\/a>, we welcomed the EPA\u2019s groundbreaking commitment to phase out mammalian testing and have since continued to provide scientific and technical expertise to support this advance to better and more humane regulatory approaches. Today, we welcome EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re encouraged to see the EPA recommit to phasing out animal testing\u2014a goal we\u2019ve long championed on behalf of the animals trapped in these outdated and painful experiments,\u201d said Kitty Block, president and CEO of Humane World for Animals. \u201cBut promises alone don\u2019t spare lives. For too long, animals like dogs, rabbits and mice have endured tests that inflict suffering without delivering better science. It\u2019s time to replace these cruel methods with modern, humane alternatives that the public overwhelmingly supports.\u201d<\/p>\n In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of dogs, mice, rabbits and other mammals will continue to suffer in outdated chemical tests\u2014having substances forced down their throats, rubbed into their skin or dropped into their eyes. In fact, many non-animal tests are already available, with many more in development and should be used as soon as possible. Compared to traditional animal testing, modern alternatives\u2014such as human cell-based methods and advanced computer models\u2014can more accurately replicate human responses to chemicals, while also being more efficient and cost-effective.<\/p>\n \u201cFor more than 30 years, we\u2019ve worked with every presidential administration to push the federal government toward ending animal testing\u2014knowing that transforming a system built on outdated methods would take time and persistence,\u201d said Sara Amundson, president of Humane World Action Fund. \u201cWe led the charge to include the first federal call to end animal testing in the Toxic Substances Control Act and have continued pressing agencies like the EPA to modernize. We remain committed to holding federal policy makers accountable for adopting science that\u2019s smarter, faster and more humane.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more about this important announcement for animals and what other federal agencies are doing to reduce animal testing on our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n Download Photos\/Video<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Media Contacts:<\/strong>
Humane World for Animals: <\/strong>Emily Gugel, eehrhorn@humaneworld.org<\/a>, 202-779-1814
Humane World Action Fund: <\/strong>Liz Bartolomeo, ebartolomeo@humaneaction.org<\/a>, 240-472-0475<\/p>\n<\/div>\n