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Animal rights group files complaint against Sanford Health
ACTION ALERT:
Contact:
Dr. Robert Gibbens
Director, Animal Welfare Operations, USDA-APHIS
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Please launch a full investigation of Sanford Health’s animal
experimentation, especially incidents around the banning of an investigator
from all animal use, twice. Their behavior should NOT be tolerated and MUST
be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Animal rights group files complaint against Sanford Health
From BlackHillsFox.com, July 26, 2022
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - An animal rights watchdog
organization has filed a federal complaint requesting an investigation into
alleged violations by a researcher at Sanford Health.
Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture on Tuesday, according to a release from the organization.
The complaint stems from a report that stated Dr. Shanta Messereli had her
animal use privileges revoked due to “noncompliance events.” The group cited
a self-reported document sent by the Sanford Research Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.
Messereli is a staff scientist at Sanford Research. According to Sanford’s
report, a noncompliance report was filed against her in January of 2021,
revoking her ability to use live animals in research. That decision was
appealed, and Messereli was allowed to conduct research with animals again
under an “Oversight and Management Plan.” However, Messereli then faced a
subsequent noncompliance report, resulting in Sanford’s research committee
revoking her ability to work with animals.
The report, signed by Sanford Health President of Innovation, Research, &
World Clinic David Pearce, did not provide any details on the nature of the
noncompliance reports filed against Messereli. The letter was dated May 2,
2022.
“Animal laboratories do not ban investigators from animal use over minor
infractions,” said Stop Animal Exploitation Now executive director Michael
Budkie in a statement. “The USDA must thoroughly investigate Sanford Health
and severely punish them for all offenses.”
When asked for comment, a Sanford Health spokesperson responded with the
following statement:
“Sanford Health is committed to providing high-quality health care to the
patients it serves. Our team of skilled physicians, caregivers and medical
researchers adhere to the highest level of animal care in accordance with
the Animal Welfare Act as it relates to medical coursework, research and
training.”
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