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Ag officials investigate incident in UW primate facility

By Brian Bull
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

(MADISON) The USDA has cited the UW-Madison for violating federal animal welfare regulations. The action stems from a 2007 incident at the Research Animal Resources Center, where a research monkey escaped its cage and attacked two others in their own cages.

One monkey suffered a laceration to its hand, while another had to have a finger amputated.

Michael Budkie is with Stop Animal Exploitation Now � or SAEN, the group that filed the complaint against the UW-Madison:

�Unfortunately the only actual �punishment� they�re going to receive is the paper citation,� says Budkie, � Two things should happen. Number one, they should receive the largest fine that�s allowable by law, and Number two, since these animals have been severely injured due to the negligence of the University of Wisconsin, they should be placed in a sanctuary.�

But Eric Sandgren, director of the Research Animal Resources Center, says the center�s staff cares a lot about their animals, and has taken steps to prevent further incidents. He says in this case, the monkey had simply figured out how to unlatch its cage. That�s since been fixed with a lock.

Sandgren says the USDA�s inspection, and his staff improving on its feedback, show that regulation of animal facilities works.

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