宾州「比格犬法案」成法：实验结束后的犬猫须先供领养，动物实验化妆品禁售
位于宾夕法尼亚州首府 Harrisburg 的州议会10月23日宣布，州长 Josh Shapiro 已签署州参议院第381号法案，即俗称的「比格犬法案」（Beagle Bill），该法成为宾州2026年第92号法案（Act 92 of 2026），将于2027年4月20日生效。法案此前在州参众两院均获全票通过，由州参议员 Doug Mastriano 与 Carolyn Comitta 提出。
新法为在研究与测试机构中使用的犬猫设立实验结束后的领养通道：实验结束、且经评估适合领养的犬猫，须通过放行动物机构或机构自办的领养项目供民众领养，而不是一律在实验结束后被处置。
新法同时禁止销售新近经动物实验的化妆品；要求动物测试机构在官网显著位置公布农业部（USDA）动物护理公共查询工具的链接，公众可据此查询各机构的年度报告、检查报告与联邦执法记录；并规定只有符合联邦研究监管要求的机构——包括实验方案经机构动物护理与使用委员会审查批准、并有主治兽医监督——才能使用州政府资金进行犬猫实验。
据农业部最新数据，2024年全美实验室报告共使用超过 40,000 只犬与 10,000 只猫；宾夕法尼亚州有12家机构报告使用超过 3,000 只犬猫进行实验。州众议员 Melissa Shusterman 表示，议员们多年倡议这项立法，让犬猫在实验结束后有机会被领养进有爱的家庭，并提高动物测试机构的透明度。州参议员 Nick Pisciottano 表示，宾州各地的动物都应得到这些保护。据 Humane World for Animals 统计，宾州由此成为第18个为实验犬猫提供领养机会的州、第13个禁止销售动物实验化妆品的州。
（来源：宾夕法尼亚州众议院）
Pennsylvania 'Beagle Bill' Becomes Law: Lab Dogs and Cats Must Be Offered for Adoption, Animal-Tested Cosmetics Banned From Sale
The Pennsylvania General Assembly in Harrisburg announced on October 23 that Governor Josh Shapiro has signed Senate Bill 381, known as the 'Beagle Bill,' into law as Act 92 of 2026, effective April 20, 2027. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by state Senators Doug Mastriano and Carolyn Comitta, passed both the state House and Senate unanimously.
The new law creates an adoption pathway for dogs and cats used in research and testing: once experiments end, animals assessed as suitable for adoption must be offered to the public through a releasing agency or the facility's own adoption program, rather than simply being disposed of when studies conclude.
The law also prohibits the sale of cosmetics newly tested on animals; requires animal testing facilities to post a conspicuous link on their websites to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Care public search tool, where the public can look up facilities' annual reports, inspection reports and federal enforcement actions; and bars the use of state funds for dog or cat experiments unless the facility complies with federal research oversight requirements, including review and approval of protocols by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and supervision by an attending veterinarian.
According to the most recent USDA data, laboratories in the United States reported using more than 40,000 dogs and 10,000 cats in 2024, and 12 facilities in Pennsylvania reported using more than 3,000 dogs and cats in experiments. State Rep. Melissa Shusterman said lawmakers had spent years advocating for the legislation, which gives dogs and cats the chance to be adopted into loving homes after experiments end and creates greater transparency in animal testing facilities. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano said animals across Pennsylvania deserve these protections. According to Humane World for Animals, Pennsylvania becomes the 18th state to provide adoption opportunities for research dogs and cats and the 13th state to prohibit the sale of animal-tested cosmetics.
（Source: Pennsylvania House of Representatives）
来源：宾夕法尼亚州众议院
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图片来源：图：一只比格犬（资料图）。Nickolas Titkov 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A beagle (file photo). Photo by Nickolas Titkov, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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