PETA ‘Dinos’ to Greet Pres. Trump’s Motorcade to Urge End to Wasteful, Prehistoric Animal Tests

For Immediate Release:
April 10, 2025

Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382

As President Trump arrives at Walter Reed Medical Center for his annual physical examination on Friday, a pair of massive PETA “dinosaurs” will greet him with an important message: Get the National Institutes of Health (NIH) out of the Stone Age by ending wasteful and ineffective tests on animals.

NIH squanders $23 billion each year, nearly half its annual budget, on experiments on animals—even though they fail to lead to effective treatments for humans. Ninety-five percent of new drugs that test safe and effective in animals later fail in humans, and more than half of medications that are marketed to humans must be later withdrawn for adverse effects. PETA scientists have developed a strategy to phase out experiments on animals and implement modern, human-relevant research methods.

“NIH dumps billions of taxpayer dollars down the drain every year on cruel and pointless experiments on animals that hold back real progress,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA urges President Trump to cut waste, slash NIH’s budget, and make America a true leader in medical research.”

Where: Outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda

When: Friday, April 11 at 11 a.m.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

Note: PETA supports animal rights, opposes all forms of animal exploitation, and educates the public on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.