Monkey Facility Gets Millions in COVID-19 Contract
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Monkey Facility Gets Millions in COVID-19 Contract
From
TheState.com, July 19, 2020
A monkey breeding facility in South Carolina won a $4.6 million
coronavirus-related federal contract — one of the largest given in the
state.
Alpha Genesis Inc., a primate research company in Beaufort County, received
the contract in June from the National Institutes of Health for
“maintenance” of pathogen-free Macaque monkey breeding colonies, The Island
Packet reported Sunday.
The NIH told a reporter in early July to file a public records request for
more information about the contract, including how the monkeys would be used
for virus research. The request was pending as of Thursday.
An animal welfare group is questioning the contract as the facility was
recently accused of negligence that resulted in the deaths of several
monkeys.
“Why do you continue to fund a facility that does such a poor job?” Michael
Budkie, executive director of Ohio-based Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!,
said. “Why do you reward a company that can’t even keep its animals alive?”See also:
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