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Dozens of research animals found dead at University of Memphis, USDA says
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Please LEVY a MAXIMUM FINE against the University of Memphis for their
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Dozens of research animals found dead at University of Memphis, USDA says
From Dominique Dillon, FOX13memphis.com, October 5, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis could get hit with a
six-figure federal fine. This comes after dozens of research animals were
found dead at the University of Memphis, according to the USDA.
“No other laboratory in the United States has accumulated as many violations
in a single inspection report as the University of Memphis has,” said
Michael Budkie with Stop Animal Exploitation Now.
According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture,
dozens of research animals were overheated to death and others were found
dead or with missing limbs at the University of Memphis.
“Most research laboratories have equipment set up that an alarm goes off when a reading where the temperature goes outside certain values. Obviously, the University of Memphis does not have one, and as a result, 12 animals were essentially cooked to death,” said Budkie.
Documents state this happened on April 1st in the Life Science Building when the HVAC unit went out overnight.
“Roughly 15 animals deaths, discussed animals that had broken limbs,
missing limbs, others simply found dead,” said Budkie.
Michael Budkie, with the national watchdog group Stop Animal Exploitation,
wants the University of Memphis to pay.
“We are pushing the USDA currently to take a meaningful enforcement action
against the University of Memphis. That could be a federal fine for as much
as $10,000 per infraction per animal,” said Budkie.
If fined, as the group wants, the University of Memphis could face a
six-figure penalty.
FOX13 reached out to UofM for a statement but has not heard back.
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