HELP PETS Act

This bill prohibits federal funding for colleges and universities conducting painful research on dogs or cats after 180 days from enactment. Exceptions include clinical veterinary research (studying natural diseases for the animal's benefit) and studies involving service animals or military animals. It defines "painful research" as USDA pain categories D or E. The law directly affects higher education institutions receiving federal funds that perform such research on dogs or cats, excluding the specified exceptions.