Did you know your tax dollars are funding experiments on animals in foreign laboratories? It’s time to put a stop to it.
The Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act of 2025 — introduced in both the U.S. Senate (S. 1802) and House (H.R. 1085) — would do exactly that.
This critical legislation would amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from awarding any type of funding — including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and technical assistance — to research and experiments performed on live animals outside the United States. In other words:
If the CARGO Act passes, it will mean no more American-taxpayer-funded animal torture in labs overseas.
If enacted, the CARGO Act will:
- Reduce the suffering and exploitation of animals around the world, and
- Protect your tax dollars from being spent on animal research abroad.
The CARGO Act is a commonsense solution to an unacceptable problem. Let’s work together to ensure our government stops funding the exploitation of animals and starts prioritizing ethical, effective science — anywhere in the world where research is conducted with our dollars.
Your call to action: Help reduce the suffering of animals in labs across the globe. Tell your U.S. members of Congress to support the CARGO Act now. Every voice counts, and we’re more effective in unison!
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