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  2. Mar 25, 2026
Physicians Committee and Wilberforce Institute Urge NIH and RFK Jr. to Cancel Country’s Oldest Taxpayer-Funded Dog Experiments

BETHESDA, Md.—Funding for the country’s oldest taxpayer-supported dog experiments is set to expire at the end of this month, and two nonprofit groups are urging the National Institutes of Health not to throw good money after bad.