Protesters gather at Primate Center
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"Exposing the truth to wipe out animal experimentation"
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Protesters gather at Primate Center
By Tanya Perez, Davis Enterprise, Sunday, July 27, 2014
Protesters gathered Saturday outside the California Primate Research
Center at UC Davis on Saturday to oppose “mistreating animals … (and)
conducting questionable experiments,” according to a news release from
Stop Animal Exploitation Now.
SAEN’s executive director, Michael A. Budkie, said in the release that
“The university needs science that works. This is federal highway
robbery combined with animal abuse on a massive scale. UC Davis should
be following the example of Harvard and getting out of the business of
experimenting on primates.”
Harvard Medical School announced a two-year plan in April 2013 to close
its New England Primate Research Center in Southborough, Mass.
UCD spokesman Andy Fell responded, “We carry out animal research because
it benefits human health, leading to new treatments and approaches, for
example, in HIV/AIDS and lung diseases.
“Animal research is strictly regulated,” Fell continued. “The center is
inspected by USDA, and UC Davis follows NIH guidelines for animal care.
UC Davis’ animal care program is accredited by the Association for
Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, an independent
group.
“We take excellent care of the animals in our charge, and strive
continuously to improve animal care.”
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