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Letter of Complaint to USDA 19 Mar 2012
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March 19, 2012
From SAEN
1081-B St. Rt. 28 #280
Milford, Ohio 45150
513-575-5517
www.saenonline.org
To
Dr. Elizabeth Goldentyer 3/19/12
USDA/APHIS/AC
920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 2000
Raleigh, NC 27606
Dr. Goldentyer,
I am contacting you today relevant to Harvard Medical School (14-R-0019).
I am appalled at
the number of recent deaths at the New England Primate Research Center
(NEPRC), which is
connected to the Harvard Medical School. As I am sure you are aware, there
have recently been 4
primate deaths at the NEPRC, and an additional death at the Medical School
itself. I am aware that
your office is investigating these deaths. However, at the present time you
do not yet have the full
story.
I have been in communication with a whistleblower connected to the NEPRC
who has revealed
to me the details of a negligent primate death which occurred at NEPRC
several months ago. As far as I have been able to determine from all records
currently available, this primate death has net yet been revealed to the
USDA.
According to the whistleblower approximately seven months ago a NEPRC
employee, Sara, a
veterinary technician, was performing what appeared to be a medical
procedure on a primate in
Building 5 at the NEPRC. The procedure involved inserting a tube into the
rectum of the primate.
Despite the fact that this was apparently a fairly routine procedure, the
primate did not survive. This
can only mean that this procedure was clearly botched and that the
negligence which caused this cost the animal his/her life.
Therefore, I am hereby filing an Official Complaint against the Harvard
Medical School, and I
must insist that this incident be thoroughly investigated and that it be
added to the overall investigation that is currently underway regarding the
NEPRC. It is clear that this incident would involve violations of sections
2.32 Unqualified Personnel and 2.33 Inadequate Veterinary Care at a minimum.
And I must insist that when this investigation is completed and the
relevant citations of the
Animal Welfare Act have been discerned by your office, I must again insist
that Harvard Medical
School be issued the largest fine allowable by law.
I look forward to hearing from you in the near future about the fate of this facility.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T.,
Executive Director, SAEN
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been excluded from coverage by the Animal Welfare Act. Therefore research
facility reports do not include these animals. As a result of this
situation, a blank report, or one with few animals listed, does not mean
that a facility has not performed experiments on non-reportable animals. A
blank form does mean that the facility in question has not used covered
animals (primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, pigs,
sheep, goats, etc.). Rats and mice alone are believed to comprise over 90%
of the animals used in experimentation. Therefore the majority of animals
used at research facilities are not even counted.
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