Topic: Animal Testing

USAID reportedly spent $241 million on research involving gender transitions in mice, rats, and monkeys. The studies examined the effects of hormone therapies and the impact of vaccines on transitioned animals, including a specific grant to study drug overdoses in testosterone-treated female rats. Critics argue this research was intended to provide a scientific veneer for promoting transgenderism globally.

A supercut of news anchors warns users to be "extra cautious" when looking for health information on Twitter following the platform's decision to drop its COVID-19 misinformation policy. In separate news, the FDA will no longer require animal testing before human drug trials, a move praised by animal rights groups but questioned by those concerned about human safety in early-stage pharmaceutical research.

Documents obtained by the White Coat Waste Project reveal that Dr. Anthony Fauci's agency spent over $400,000 on experiments involving beagles at the University of Georgia. The dogs were reportedly infected with parasites and injected with experimental vaccines, causing them to "vocalize in pain." The hosts suggest that stories involving animal cruelty are particularly effective at damaging the public reputation of government officials.

Lawyers suggest that "ethical veganism" may provide a legal basis for vaccine exemptions because the vaccines were tested on animals. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, contractors are reportedly being blocked from accessing library websites unless they submit vaccine records. Comedian Mark Dice demonstrated the social climate by successfully asking people in California to sign a petition to arrest the unvaccinated.

A group of great apes at the San Diego Zoo became the first animals in the United States to receive COVID-19 vaccines. The decision followed an outbreak where eight gorillas contracted the virus, leading officials to use the endangered animals to study antibody development and vaccine efficacy.