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Contact:
Dr. Jay L. Hess, Dean,
Indiana University School of Medicine
email: [email protected]
Dean Hess,
Indiana University School of Medicine negligence has killed over 116 animals
due to starvation/dehydration, drowning, suffocation, botched medical
procedures, etc. In addition to these deaths, there were multiple incidents
in which animals were denied adequate pain relief. euthanized improperly
using cervical dislocation without anesthesia, severely dehydrated, etc.
This carelessness must not be tolerated. You must launch an internal
investigation of all Indiana University School of Medicine animal
experimentation and terminate all responsible lab staff.
Animal rights group wants IU to reimburse NIH
By Michael Reschke, HearldTimesOnline.com, May 21, 2018
An animal rights group has added reimbursement to a list of demands
related to reports of noncompliance that led to the deaths of more than 100
rats and mice at Indiana University laboratories.
The Ohio-based group called Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, or SAEN, issued a
statement Monday calling on IU to return $1.5 million to the National
Institutes of Health. It cites a letter IU sent to the federal agency in
July 2017 reporting protocol violations for a project that included cervical
dislocation without anesthesia as a primary means of euthanasia and surgery
conducted without aseptic techniques.
This is the second statement SAEN has issued in as many weeks related to
noncompliance reports IU sent to the National Institutes of Health. Last
week, SAEN called for an independent investigation and the firing of staff
found to be responsible for the animal deaths. The group says the 17
noncompliance reports filed by the Indiana University School of Medicine
regarding the treatment of laboratory animals show a pattern of negligence.
IU responded last week with a statement saying all incidents were
self-reported and that the university is in full compliance with the NIH
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. An IU spokesman on Monday provided a
letter from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare acknowledging corrective
action the university took regarding the July 2017 noncompliance letter.
Corrective action included suspending project protocol, requiring the
principal investigator and staff to go through training and having
veterinary staff observe subsequent surgeries.
"Based on the information provided, OLAW is satisfied that appropriate
actions have been taken to investigate, correct and prevent recurrence on
the noncompliance," the letter read.
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