Wrote to HHS Sec. Kennedy and NIH Director Bhattacharya in April 2026 demanding immediate suspension of NIH funding for Ridglan-beagle research. Republican leadership on ending vivisection — bigger picture: Marshall BioResources, near his own NY-23 district, is 10× the size of Ridglan.
Republican congressman from western New York. April 2026 letter to HHS/NIH demanding NIH defunding of Ridglan-beagle research was the strongest federal statement on vivisection of 2026.
Showed ending vivisection isn't partisan. Use his example to ask other Republicans — and Wisconsin's delegation — why they haven't matched him. And ask him to act on Marshall BioResources, in his own region.
💬 In their own words
“I urge you to take further action by ending any National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding streams that support research involving dogs sourced from Ridglan Farms… Immediately suspend funding for any projects that rely on Ridglan beagles.”
— Letter to HHS Sec. Kennedy & NIH Dir. Bhattacharya · April 24, 2026
🐶 What they did for the dogs
- April 2026: Wrote to HHS Sec. Kennedy and NIH Director Bhattacharya demanding immediate suspension of NIH funding for Ridglan-beagle research
- The strongest federal-level statement on dog vivisection from any member of Congress in 2026
- Next ask: Marshall BioResources, near Rochester in his own NY-23 region, breeds 10× the dogs Ridglan does. He should act on it.