The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has committed to ending testing on mammals within the decade after the Biden administration canceled the phase-out deadlines.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the news on Thursday, saying he is “absolutely committed to making sure EPA gets back on track with the historic goal set out during President Trump’s first term in office.”
“Unlike the previous administration, the Trump EPA will not delay scientific progress on developing alternatives to animal testing,” he continued in a statement. “We will pursue this goal while adhering to the law and the highest quality scientific standards.”
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the agency signed a directive to prioritize efforts to reduce animal testing and committed to reducing testing on
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