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Federal Study: Cats Less Likely to Poop Outside Litter Box After Listening to Classical Music

By Bryan Berky | January 29, 2019

In this month’s edition of her “Make ‘Em Squeel” Award, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst highlighted the $1.3 million in federal tax dollars that were used for 10 National Institute of Health research studies on cats. Highlights include a study that found that pampered cats were calmer than ones in “unpredictable situations” and another found that classical music has an impact on cat behavior.

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While highlighting the absurdity of tax dollars going towards such frivolous research, Senator Ernst also found that these studies were not in compliance with the Stevens Amendment – a provision that requires grant recipients disclose how much federal funds were used for a project. Our organization teamed up with White Coat Waste on “Ivy League Flunkers,” a study of the compliance rate  of the Stevens Amendment within federally funded Ivy League animal research. The report found a shocking 100 percent violation rate. This led to five US Senators asking for a full report on the issue from the Government Accountability Office.

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You can check out the full Ivy League Flunkers report here!

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