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Research Watchdog Releases “Inside Report” on Primate Center; Demands Tour of Lab Inspection of Records
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“All is not well at the Oregon
Primate Research Center,” said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., SAEN’s
Executive Director. “This facility has a high death rate, and there
are clear indications of severe stress in the primate population.”
SAEN is releasing the
recently-obtained OPRC Annual Progress Report, a 284 page government
document filed annually with the National Institutes of Health.
Copies are available upon request.
Key Statistics from the report:
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“The information contained in this
report clearly indicates that primates at OPRC are highly stressed,
chronically ill animals,” added Budkie. “This year-long data
discloses troubling long-term patterns, and must be addressed.”
OPRC Director, M. Susan Smith,
Ph.D., has been contacted to request a tour of the center’s
facilities, as well as access to primate health care records, and a
meeting of the OPRC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
based on Oregon public access laws.
“It’s time for the Primate
Center to either put up or shut up,” added Budkie. “If they have
nothing to hide, then a tour should be no problem.”
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