After an investigation, it was revealed that the USDA has been using tax dollars to raise cats, infect them with parasites, study them, and then kill them when they are no longer needed. 2 month old kittens are infected with intestinal parasites through raw meat and after being studied, the kittens are euthanized and their bodies are burned. The claim for why the kittens are not instead adopted out is that it is a danger to public healthy, this was proven to be completely false. The revealed information encouraged many citizens to call the USDA and complain.
Animal testing has been used for centuries to test anything from effects of disease to cosmetics. More recently the use of animal testing has been widely frowned upon and many companies have turned towards less harmful ways of testing. The USDA has been using (and killing) cats since 1982, and the truth is finally out. For more than 2 decades cats have been euthanized for no other reason than convenience and i'm really happy that there may be a change.
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