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

[BumRushDaShow]

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

[IronLionZion]

1. Are they suitable as pets?

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

[chouchou]

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

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

[eppur_se_muova]

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

[truthisfreedom]

4. The poison years.

That’s what this administration will be known for.

[Old Crank]

5. Just deliver them to

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

[chowder66]

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

[0rganism]

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

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

[DENVERPOPS]

6. I am surprised

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......

[pansypoo53219]

8. the stupidity of dim donnie + steven darth viller BURNS.

[Bayard]

10. I would imagine other research labs and universities will snap them up

Or, rethuglican Congress critters might buy some as snacks.

[rickford66]

11. Don't eat hot dogs for several months

[BurnDoubt]

12. Chick-fil A!

[BurnDoubt]

13. King Rat