Pennsylvania’s new law gives eligible lab dogs and cats a chance to become pets after experiments end

Pennsylvania has adopted new animal-testing restrictions requiring eligible animals to be offered a chance at adoption after experiments conclude, giving them a route from laboratory facilities into homes.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 381, the Beagle Bill, into law as Act 92 of 2026 after both chambers of the General Assembly unanimously approved it, according to MyChesCo. Its provisions apply to research institutions, cosmetics companies, and animal welfare groups…