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Watchdog group alleges multiple UNL violations of federal animal cruelty law
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Watchdog group alleges multiple UNL violations of federal animal cruelty law
From Alyssa Johnson, DailyNebraskan.com, June 8, 2021
On Monday, Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, a national watchdog group that
monitors U.S. research facilities, filed a federal complaint involving
several acts of animal cruelty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
According to a news release, SAEN obtained an unpublished report via the
Freedom of Information Act which disclosed four experimental projects
involving mice. Furthermore, per the release, the projects were halted on
Jan. 11 due to laboratory staff failing to euthanize animals for a week and
later lying about it in falsified records.
SAEN also claims laboratory staff allowed the animals to suffer an
additional week in serious pathological conditions involving chronic
ulcerative dermatitis and hid the animals from UNL administration.
In the complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, SAEN seeks a full
investigation and the maximum penalty of $10,000 per infraction, per animal.
The complaint alleges violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act
regulations for animal handling, veterinary care and research supervision by
the UNL Institutional Animal Care and Use committee. SAEN said at least two
animals were caused unnecessary pain by UNL’s staff.
“After discovering this incident, UNL’s Institutional Animal Care Program
and its Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee responded swiftly to
assure the proper protocols for the two mice involved were followed,” Leslie
Reed, UNL’s public affairs director, said. “The incident was timely reported
to appropriate federal authorities. The University took firm action to
prevent similar occurrences in the future.”
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