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Group applauds Meharry Medical College for halting research involving inhumane treatment of mice
From Nikki McGee, WKRN.com, December 2, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Meharry Medical College suspended all
experiments tied to a researcher accused of keeping lab mice alive despite
tumors growing twice the size of their humane endpoint.
The research oversight group “Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!” (SAEN) has
applauded the administration’s decision.
“The animals were literally biting and chewing at these tumors trying to
remove them,” animal health technician Michael Budkie with SAEN said. “This
is the kind of pain and suffering that could never, ever be justified and
that’s why this researcher is no longer using animals.”
News 2 previously reported on a report from SAEN that noted violations,
including lab mice kept alive past the point of the “humane endpoint,” with
large tumor sizes. Additionally, lab personnel allegedly euthanized animals
by “cervical dislocation” when the mice were “still alive and resisting.”
“Meharry has made a statement such that if a principal investigator violates
federal regulations, fails to follow their own approved protocol and is
reported for abusing animals, they will be prevented from working with
animals again,” Budkie added.
Meharry re-trained its researchers and adjusted its protocols. Despite that,
the group said on June 10, 11 and 25, Meharry reported further violations to
the National Institute of Health. Now, Meharry has informed the NIH it’s
suspended all research tied to the principal investigator involved.
The fact that the protocol was suspended once, an outside administrative
complaint was filed by us and the story ran on your television station
apparently had no impact on this principal investigator whatsoever,” Budkie
told News 2.
“However, we are very confident that not only did our complaint impact the
situation, but the story that your television station did had a major impact
as well.”
SAEN and WKRN generated the pressure that shut down this animal abusing
researcher.
All mice related to these experiments have been euthanized. SAEN noted any
findings from this research cannot be published in a medical journal due to
deviations from assigned protocols.
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