EPA Seeks to End Agency’s Animal Testing Efforts by 2035 (1)

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler has signed a directive to reduce funding and requests for animal testing.

The directive sets a target of reducing mammal study requests and funding 30% by 2025 and would eliminate all mammal study requests and funding by 2035.

“We are also awarding $4.25 million to advance the research and development of alternative test methods for evaluating the safety of chemicals that will minimize and hopefully eliminate the need for animal testing,” Wheeler said.

Any mammal studies requested after 2035 will require administrator approval on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with the ...