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BumRushDaShow

(165,874 posts) Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:12 AM Jul 2025

EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 02 July 2025 05:20 EDT

Cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency are forcing it to curb much of its research work, leaving it with an abundance of lab animals — so it's holding an adoption drive.

EPA staff at a research office in North Carolina have launched an adoption campaign for their lab rats and zebrafish in response to cuts to its research projects introduced by the Donald Trump administration, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A research and development official at the EPA said that scientists were having a difficult time obtaining supplies for even basic testing, which led to an oversupply of lab animals.

The EPA has about 20,000 animals in its labs, including rabbits, mice, and rats. The animals are generally used to gauge the safety of environmental pollutants.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epa-lab-rats-adoption-trump-cuts-b2780669.html

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EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

Are they suitable as pets? IronLionZion Jul 2025 #1

"used to gauge the safety of environmental pollutants." chouchou Jul 2025 #2

Stephen Miller has expressed interest, saying there were enough "for a couple of months eating". nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #3

The poison years. truthisfreedom Jul 2025 #4

Just deliver them to Old Crank Jul 2025 #5

I was going to say drop them all off at Mar-a-lago. chowder66 Jul 2025 #7

Drop them off at your local federal building/campus 0rganism Jul 2025 #9

I am surprised DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #6

the stupidity of dim donnie + steven darth viller BURNS. pansypoo53219 Jul 2025 #8

I would imagine other research labs and universities will snap them up Bayard Jul 2025 #10

Don't eat hot dogs for several months rickford66 Jul 2025 #11

Chick-fil A! BurnDoubt Jul 2025 #12

King Rat BurnDoubt Jul 2025 #13

IronLionZion

(50,831 posts)

1. Are they suitable as pets?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:24 AM

Jul 2025

Some people might want to adopt the rabbits, maybe some mice.

chouchou

(2,814 posts)

2. "used to gauge the safety of environmental pollutants."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:33 AM

Jul 2025

Just great. Just F*cking Great. The polluters can tell the public: Everything is fine!
(It won't hurt you...much)

eppur_se_muova

(41,009 posts)

3. Stephen Miller has expressed interest, saying there were enough "for a couple of months eating". nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:51 AM

Jul 2025

truthisfreedom

(23,518 posts)

4. The poison years.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:56 AM

Jul 2025

That’s what this administration will be known for.

Old Crank

(6,674 posts)

5. Just deliver them to

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:03 AM

Jul 2025

House and Senate offices as well as the White House.
Not to ICE Barbie who would stomp them with her Gucci stilettos...

chowder66

(11,861 posts)

7. I was going to say drop them all off at Mar-a-lago.

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 11:29 AM

Jul 2025

0rganism

(25,475 posts)

9. Drop them off at your local federal building/campus

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 01:12 PM

Jul 2025

Let the feds deport them as needed to pad their quotas.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)

6. I am surprised

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:58 AM

Jul 2025

Trump will decide to have them shipped to the Everglades to use as food, and personally pocket the money that the concentration camp would have normally spent on food......

I'm waiting for Trump to hire the camp to be run by that Sheriff from Arizona who ran the horrifically inhumane tent city for criminals down there......