Amid federal cuts, here's why UW's lab animals could be euthanized
The Trump administration's federal cuts have put billions of dollars for scientific research and thousands of research jobs at risk.
They could also be imperiling laboratory animals.
Scientists around the country are concerned that funding cuts could mean prematurely ending research involving mice, dogs, nonhuman primates, and more.
Like many others, the University of Washington is a research institution that relies on animal subjects for its studies. If these studies are unable to continue, scientists will have to consider euthanizing these animals.
That could mean setbacks to all sorts of…
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