The White Coat Waste Project, a group that works to end wasteful taxpayer spending on animal testing, has recognized the work Congressman Matt Gaetz has done to end wasteful and unnecessary animal testing. Justin Goodman, vice president of advocacy and public policy at said the group has 27,000 members in Florida, and Gaetz was at the top of the list for lawmakers who are fighting to end animal testing. Of the 15 award recipients, four were from Florida.