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Major US Labs Illegally slaughter and maim animals; USDA fails to enforce federal law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Major US Labs Illegally slaughter and maim animals; USDA fails to
enforce federal law Washington, DC � Recently obtained federal reports reveal major
violations of the Animal Welfare Act within Charles River Laboratories
(MA), Bioreliance (MD) and the Tufts University Veterinary School
according to the national research watchdog group SAEN. The Charles River location in Shrewsbury (MA) amassed 13 federal
violations during 18 months include inadequate veterinary care,
facilities, enclosures, sanitation, environmental enhancement and
violations by the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee. According
to government reports dated August of 2008, a primate and a dog had to
be killed after botched surgical procedures. These recently disclosed incidents follow another 2008 episode at a
Charles River facility in Nevada during which a heating malfunction took
the lives of 32 primates. The 7 violations amassed by Bioreliance (MD) during only 6 months
include unqualified personnel, inadequate veterinary care, improper
handling of animals and violations by the Institutional Animal Care &
Use Committee. According to government reports, in August of 2008,
living animals were found walking around in a refrigerator used for
storage of the bodies of euthanized animals. This incident may have
involved as many as 18 animals and during June of 2008 an animal was
killed by being left inside a cage that was sterilized, likely being
boiled alive. The Tufts Veterinary School piled up 6 violations of federal law in
January of 2009 including an incident where 3 dogs were negligently
burned by a heat lamp following surgical procedures. �The negligence at Charles River, Bioreliance, and Tufts has injured
or killed many animals� said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., Executive
Director, SAEN. �These facilities should face serious consequences,� he
said. However, the USDA/APHIS/AC has apparently taken no enforcement
actions against these facilities. �The USDA has abdicated its� responsibility for enforcing the Animal
Welfare Act,� added Budkie. �Laboratories are torturing and maiming
animals through negligence with impunity.� The USDA inspection reports are available upon request from SAEN. -30- See also: Charles River
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