“Animal welfare groups praised the Trump administration for moves to reduce animal testing.”

According to reporting from Just The News, animal welfare groups praised components of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration for initiatives aimed at reducing animal testing. This coincided with the Food and Drug Administration issuing rules clarifying that animal testing is not required for all drug development, replacing animal-specific terms with 'nonclinical.' STAT also reported that HHS announced strategies to encourage human-based research methods and decrease reliance on animal models in medical testing.