ACTION ALERT:
Contact:
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President Gogue,
The Auburn grad students (and their supervisors) who administered unapproved
hazardous drugs to animals, endangering Auburn animal care staff, should
never be allowed to work with animals again. The grad students admitted that
they usually don't even read the protocols before working with animals. This
is not only bad for animals, it is also bad for science, and has endangered
Auburn employees! Please take action NOW!
Animal Advocates Ask Alabama College to Punish Researchers
From
U.S. News & World Report, October 18, 2019
An animal rights activist group is asking an Alabama university to discipline students who they say improperly administered hazardous drugs to animals during research.
AN animal rights activist group is asking an Alabama university to
discipline students who they say improperly administered hazardous drugs to
animals during research.
Stop Animal Exploitation Now sent a letter to Auburn University's interim
president on Monday calling for an investigation. They say the graduate
students should have their animal privileges permanently revoked.
AL.com reported Thursday the university hadn't commented.
The group says it discovered a federal lab association report that four
research staff were involved in the use of unapproved drugs on animals, and
one student hadn't reviewed protocol. The report says a miscommunication led
to drugs being administered while animals were alive rather than after
euthanasia. A six month suspension was suggested, but the activists say
that's not enough.
It's unclear what kinds of animals were involved.