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Media Coverage Animal Right Activists Accuse UCLA Of Violating Federal Law POSTED: 11:49 am PDT July 23, 2007 LOS ANGELES -- The organization called Stop Animal Exploitation Now
held a demonstration Monday to protest what the group calls University
of California at Los Angeles' violations of federal law in its research
laboratories. The organization filed a complaint with the USDA last week and
alleges that the UCLA Medical Center is violating the Animal Welfare
Act. The group said its concerns evolve around experiments involving
monkeys. The group said through the state's public records act, it obtained
information about UCLA monkey experiments and the internal documents
revealed monkeys are being deprived of water for up to 22 hours a day
and five days a week. The group said this is unnecessary and that UCLA
is not revealing that information to the USDA in its report. "It tortures them. It is so painful for these animals. They have
feelings, this is horrible. It is unnecessary," said animal rights
activist Angie Morgan. UCLA issued the following statement in response to the allegations:
"UCLA has been subjected to an organized campaign of intimidation and
harassment by animal rights groups, including demonstrations in front of
private homes, attempted fire bombings, and threatening phone calls."
Stop Animal Exploitation Now said it does not support violence of any
kind. USDA officials told KNBC that they have not received this
complaint. The USDA officials added that the UCLA Medical Center has
never been fined for violating the Animal Welfare Act.
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