Bill Text: MI HR0155 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to encourage Michigan's public universities to eliminate painful experiments on dogs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-09-14 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [HR0155 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0155-Introduced.html
house resolution no.155
Rep. Koleszar offered the following resolution:
A resolution to encourage Michigan's public universities to eliminate painful experiments on dogs.
Whereas, Several Michigan universities use dogs in research and testing; and
Whereas, The federal Animal Welfare Act does not prohibit any experiment, including those that inflict pain; and
Whereas, Dogs feel pain and can suffer physically and psychologically from use in common laboratory procedures such as surgeries and the implanting of medical devices; and
Whereas, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated in 2021 that the agency "does not mandate that human drugs be studied in dogs"; and
Whereas, According to a 2019 opinion poll, 70 percent of Michigan voters oppose "the use of dogs in experiments that could cause them pain" and 66 percent oppose "the use of taxpayer money to fund experiments on dogs here in Michigan"; and
Whereas, There are many non-canine methods available and human-relevant methods such as trials involving human patients, population studies, and cell-based and computer-based research methods that render painful experiments on dogs unnecessary for human health research; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we encourage Michigan's public universities to eliminate painful experiments on dogs; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the presidents of Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University.
