Eleven Republican members of the U.S. Congress have called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to end animal testing programs associated with Dr. Anthony Fauci's tenure, describing these experiments as cruel and inhumane. These programs reportedly involve testing on dogs, cats, and monkeys, including force-feeding drugs, exposing animals to infections, and restraining them in ways critics compare to torture. The calls for reform follow previous actions under the Trump administration, which closed an FDA monkey nicotine lab and a major cat lab, and the U.S. Navy's recent ban on testing involving cats and dogs, credited in part to advocacy groups like White Coat Waste. Critics argue that despite President Donald Trump having made animal cruelty a felony in 2019, the NIH continues to fund and conduct these experiments. The debate over animal testing extends internationally, with the Dutch Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) expressing a desire to end primate testing, contingent on the availability of alternatives. Advocates for ending these tests emphasize the ethical concerns and taxpayer funding involved, urging immediate cessation of such practices.