FACT #1

The dog breed most used in experiments for scientific purposes is the beagle. An average of 44,000 dogs are used in experiments each year in the U.S., with tens of thousands more being held and bred for testing purposes.

FACT #2

Much of the biomedical research conducted with laboratory dogs is aimed at human health applications. It is widely accepted that dogs are unreliable models for humans and the data collected from dog experiments is untranslatable over 92% of the time. This makes dog testing, which comes with great ethical and financial costs, not worth doing.

FACT #3

There are human-relevant alternatives currently available in research, testing, and education to protect and enhance the health of the public without the need to use dogs. Examples of these alternatives include organoids, computational models, and microphysiological systems (organ-on-a-chip).

Our Mission

The Marty Project works to establish public policy that promotes the replacement of dogs in human product safety testing with evidence-based scientific alternatives.

As a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, we will advocate for legislation that promotes the advancement of human-relevant technologies by working collaboratively with policy makers and scientists. We will engage members of the public to act as ambassadors on our team to support the innovation of biomedical science. Together, let’s reimagine a future that promotes dog welfare and simultaneously the advancement of human health.

Better for dogs...better for all!