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實驗室的小狗小貓們的福音來了！紐約一項新的法令規(guī)定，用于實驗的貓和狗退役后須被領(lǐng)養(yǎng)。LifehasgottenalittlebrighterforsomelabanimalsinNewYorkstate.Alawpassedrecentlysaysthatallresearchlabsmustmakedogsandcatsusedastestsubjectsavailableforadoption(領(lǐng)養(yǎng))whentestingiscomplete.“Thisisahumanelawthat，fortheseanimals,providesthechanceforanewlife，”

GovernorAndrewCuomosaid.“DogsandcatsarelikemembersofthefamilyformanyNewYorkersandthisactionwillallowmorefour-leggedfriendstobeadoptedintoacaringhome.”Thelawstatesthatalicensedvet(獸醫(yī))willdeterminewhetherornotanimalsaresuitableforadoption.Thoseanimalsthataresuitablemustbemadeavailabletoanimalshelterstobeputupforadoption.NewYorkisthefifthstatetopasssuchalaw，followingMinnesota，California，ConnecticutandNevada.TheNewYorklawwasbackedbytheBeagleFreedomProject,agroupdedicatedto(致力于)helpinganimalsinresearchlaboratories.ThoughtheBeagleFreedomProjectworkstoprotectmanykindsofanimals，itsnamecallsattentiontothedogmostcommonlyusedinlabs.Beaglesarebred(飼養(yǎng))tobetestsubjects，becausetheirsmallsizeandgentlenaturemakesthemeasytoworkwithinlabsettings.Retiredresearchanimalsoftenneedalotofpatienceandspecialcaretorecoverfromwhatthey'veexperienced，BeagleFreedomProjectmanagingdirectorLomaCampbellsaid.“Theyareeasilyscared，”

shesaid.“Mostofthemhaveneverbeenoutside.”WhilethenewlawisgoodnewsfordogsandcatsintheEmpireState，itdoesnotaddressotheranimalscommonlyusedinlabtesting，likeratsandrabbits.Butthelawshowsamovetowardremovinganimalresearchaltogether.1．What'sthemainideaofthetext?_____________________________________________________________________2．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?_____________________________________________________________________答案：1.Alawpassedtoprotectformerresear