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This bill, known as the Protecting Animals in Military Training Act, prohibits the Department of Defense (DoD) from using live animals in live fire trauma training, starting from the date of the bill's enactment. Specifically, the bill mandates that the Secretary of Defense ensure that no live animals, including dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, and marine mammals, are used in trauma training scenarios involving simulated combat or medical emergencies. Instead, the DoD will be required to replace these live animals with alternative training methods such as advanced medical simulators, mannequins, human cadavers, or trained actors. The goal of this legislation is to eliminate the use of live animals in military medical training, likely in response to animal welfare concerns and the increasing sophistication of medical training technologies that can provide realistic and effective learning experiences without causing harm to animals.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6514/all-info