CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-22-73 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn
RESOLUTION
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Directing The
Animal Welfare Department To Work With The University Of New Mexico Science Center College Of Nursing To Collect Otherwise Disposed-Of
Animal Tissues In City-Owned Or City-Sponsored Spay And Neuter Clinics For Donation To The UNM Health Science Center (Fiebelkorn)
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DIRECTING THE
ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCIENCE CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING TO COLLECT OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
ANIMAL TISSUES IN CITY-OWNED OR CITY-SPONSORED SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS FOR DONATION TO THE UNM HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER.
WHEREAS, millions of
animals are used in biomedical research every year in the United States; and
WHEREAS, tens of thousands of dogs are used in laboratory research every year in the United States; and
WHEREAS, increased concern for
animal welfare and
animal rights has brought a greater focus on ethical issues of
animal testing; and
WHEREAS, the movement to support and facilitate the development of alternatives to the use of live
animals in biomedical research has grown substantially in the U.S. and internationally; and
WHEREAS, the City's
Animal Welfare Department performed 9,966 spay/neuter surgeries of shelter residents in 2021 and plans to dramatically increase this number in coming years; and
WHEREAS,
animal tissue from the City's veterinarian spay and neuter clinics is currently disposed of as biohazardous material; and
WHEREAS, donating otherwise-disposed of
animal tissues for biomedical research will reduce biological wastes from spay and neuter clinics; and
WHEREAS, the ethical principle of replacing live
animals in research whenever possible is enshrined in U.S.
animal protection law (e.g.,
Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. ? 2131 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the proposed research taking place in the lab of Xiao...
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