Bills to increase transparency within public college and university animal testing facilities advanced in the General Assembly, but with amendments. Sen.
RICHMOND — Legislation intended to shed light on animal experiments at state-funded facilities has been heavily amended after pushback from several universities. The original bill, from Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, and Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, would have required the facilities to publicize information about the number of animals used for testing and how they were obtained, as well .
The original bill, from Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, and Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, would have required the facilities to publicize information about the number of animals used for testing and how they were obtained, as well as the percentage of funds spent on animal testing.
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