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Mark Pocan: “When you have a control group or placebo group, they still…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Representative Responds to Ridglan Farms | Wisconsin's Midday News

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… mentioned the violations that they have had that maybe facilities similar to this one, it can still qualify for some of this federal funding. I think that would surprise people. When you have a control group or placebo group, they still destroy those dogs at the end of a test. others at the end of a test. And that really make a lot of sense. It's really extra cruel and we really want government participating in that level of cruelty. (03:02–03:15)

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