Resolution 2022-32009RESOLUTION NO. 2022-32009
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE FUNDING ANY RESEARCH THAT USES ANIMAL
TESTING, PARTICULARLY BEAGLES; EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR H.R.
2565, ENTITLED "FDA MODERNIZATION ACT," WHICH WOULD END
OUTDATED FDA MANDATE THAT EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS MUST BE
TESTED ON ANIMALS; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") and the Mayor and City Commission are
deeply committed to the welfare of animals; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission are in support of H.R. 2565, entitled the "FDA
Modernization Act", a bi-partisan bill introduced on April 15, 2021, to end an outdated FDA
mandate that experimental drugs must be tested on animals before they are used on humans in
clinical trials; and
WHEREAS, if adopted, H.R. 2565 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act to allow manufacturers and sponsors of a drug to use alternative testing methods to animal
testing to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a drug, and for other purposes; and
WHEREAS, alternative testing methods may include cell -based assays, organ chips and
microphysiological systems, sophisticated computer modeling, and other human biology -based
test methods.
WHEREAS, the National Institute of Health ("NIH"), is one of the largest funders of
research that uses animals in preclinical trials, however, 51%-89% of preclinical research is faulty
and it is estimated that $14 billion to $25 billion in animal research is wasted'; and
WHEREAS, according to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, it is estimated that the NIH
spends some $14.5 billion per year on animal experimentation; and
WHEREAS, based on the routine inspections conducted in July, 2021, officials from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture cited Envigo — an Indianapolis -based firm that breeds dogs and
sells them as research animals to the NIH, and other pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
— for mistreatment of beagles and poor conditions at the facility in Virginia; and
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2021, Shannon Keith, President and founder of the Beagle
Freedom Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal advocacy and rescue organization based in the
United States, wrote a letter calling on the NIH to immediately stop funding any research that uses
animals, particularly beagles, which are often selected for animal testing due to their sweet and
docile natures. See Exhibit A attached to this Resolution, NIH under investigation for $1.2M
purchase of beagles for "hideous" experiments; and
WHEREAS, the National Institute of Health published an article by respected M.D.,
M.P.H., Aysha Akhtar about The Flaws and Human Harms of Animal Experimentation, which
states "... animal experimentation often significantly harms humans through misleading safety
I Source: Herrman, K. (2019) Animal Experimentation: Working Towards a Paradigm Change].
studies, potential abandonment of effective therapeutics, and direction of resources away from
more effective testing methods. The resulting evidence suggests that the collective harms and
costs to humans from animal experimentation outweigh potential benefits and that resources
would be better invested in developing human -based testing methods." 2; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission demands that the NIH Health immediately
cease the use of animals in research, end funding of those using animals, and release those
animals who are currently in laboratories to the Beagle Freedom Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby urge the National Institute of Health to immediately cease funding any
research that uses animal testing, particularly beagles; express support for H.R. 2565, entitled
"FDA Modernization Act," which would end outdated FDA mandate that experimental drugs must
be tested on animals; and direct the City Clerk to transmit this Resolution to the National Institute
of Health.
Attest:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ao
JAN 2 5 2022
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
(Sponsored by Commissioner Ricky Arriola)
day of 74' "4' , 2022.
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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MIAMIBEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: January 20, 2022
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
HEALTH TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE FUNDING ANY RESEARCH THAT
USES ANIMAL TESTING, PARTICULARLY BEAGLES; EXPRESSING
SUPPORT FOR H.R. 2565, ENTITLED "FDA MODERNIZATION ACT, -
WHICH WOULD END OUTDATED FDA MANDATE THAT EXPERIMENTAL
DRUGS MUST BE TESTED ON ANIMALS; AND DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Ricky Arriola, the above -referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the January 20, 2022
Commission meeting.
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 25, 2022
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Acting Director
National Institute of Health (NIH)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2022-32009:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE FUNDING ANY RESEARCH THAT USES ANIMAL
TESTING, PARTICULARLY BEAGLES; EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR H.R.
2565, ENTITLED "FDA MODERNIZATION ACT," WHICH WOULD END
OUTDATED FDA MANDATE THAT EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS MUST BE
TESTED ON ANIMALS; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Ricky Arriola)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of
Miami Beach on January 20, 2022.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Ricky Arriola