{"id":6776,"date":"2025-03-05T17:25:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T22:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/wojno\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:55:56","slug":"dog-experiments-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/wojno\/2025\/03\/05\/dog-experiments-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Wojno Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit Painful, Taxpayer-Funded Dog Experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>LANSING, Mich. (March 5, 2025) \u2014 Today, Sen. <b>Paul Wojno<\/b> (D-Warren) introduced \u201cQueenie\u2019s Law\u201d to prohibit painful dog experiments at Michigan\u2019s publicly funded institutions. A companion bill was also introduced in the Michigan House by Rep. <b>Joe Aragona<\/b> (R-Clinton Twp.). The legislation is a response to the long-running, controversial dog studies conducted at Wayne State University.<\/p>\n<p>Public records reveal that Wayne State has conducted experiments since 1991, during which university employees cut open dogs\u2019 chest cavities, insert wires and catheters into the animals\u2019 hearts, and implant medical devices in and around their arteries. Dogs that survive the surgeries are forced to run on treadmills while the implanted devices trigger heart failure. Newly released records also reveal that Wayne State has started feeding the dogs a \u201chigh fat diet\u201d to \u201cinduce metabolic syndrome,\u201d which can increase risk of strokes. Queenie, a stray from Gratiot County, died at Wayne State in 2010 after being used in the experiments for seven months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichiganders deserve better from our public research institutions,\u201d said Sen. <b>Wojno<\/b>. \u201cThis bill would ensure that their taxpayer dollars are used to advance human health, not to harm and kill defenseless animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For years, the experiments at Wayne State have garnered widespread criticism \u2014 from university faculty and students, state legislators, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and celebrities. Actress, comedian, and Detroit native Lily Tomlin and actor and Benton Harbor native Ernie Hudson \u2014 both distinguished Wayne State alumni \u2014 have spoken out against the experiments.<\/p>\n<p>The Physicians Committee points out that almost $15 million in public funds have been spent on the experiments over the past three decades. In contrast, the organization says, patient trials, population studies, and the use of donated and diseased human hearts prove to produce the most helpful scientific results. Notably, the Texas Heart Institute, which focuses exclusively on cardiovascular disease, stopped using dogs in 2015, stating at the time that \u201cthe canine physiology is not the optimal match\u201d for the studies it was conducting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is shameful that a public institution is inflicting pain on man\u2019s best friend while wasting millions of taxpayer dollars,\u201d said <b>Ryan Merkley<\/b>, director of research advocacy for the Physicians Committee. \u201cWe are grateful that Sen. Wojno and Rep. Aragona are addressing this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Experiments with animals are routinely grouped into three categories \u2014 one in which the animals do not experience pain and two in which pain is expected. Queenie\u2019s Law only prohibits painful experiments on dogs when conducted at a \u201cpublic body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill has been sent to the Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee for further deliberation.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (March 5, 2025) \u2014 Today, Sen. Paul Wojno (D-Warren) introduced \u201cQueenie\u2019s Law\u201d to prohibit painful dog experiments at Michigan\u2019s publicly funded institutions. 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