Press Releases
From SAEN Stop Animal Exploitation Now

2000-2014 SAEN Press Releases

• National Watchdog Releases '10 Worst Negligent Research Animal Deaths in 2014' List, Featuring Electrocutions, Drowning and Strangulations 15 Dec 2014
• Watchdog Group Calls for Animal Cruelty Prosecution of University of Wisconsin-Madison; Asks Dane County to File Charges 11 Dec 2014
• USDA cites UW for three infant and juvenile monkey deaths; Watchdog Group Calls for Additional Citations and Federal Fine 9 Dec 2014
• U of Pittsburgh Punishes Own Researchers After Animal Death, Putting Live Animals in Carcass Containers, Dumpster; Watchdog Group Files USDA Complaint 8 Dec 2014
• Watchdog Group Files Complaint over ULL Monkey Electrocution Death; Wave of Negligent Deaths Sweeping US Labs 1 Dec 2014
• Living Rabbit Found in Carcass Freezer at Bay Area's Pacific Biolabs; Watchdog Group Files Complaint 18 Nov 2014
• Federal Oversight Agency Cites UW-Madison Primate Center for 36 Escapes, 3 Deaths and Burn Injuries After Watchdog Group Complaints; Watchdog Calls UW Lab 'Incompetent' 22 Oct 2014
• Illegal Cleveland Clinic Calf Surgery Draws USDA Complaint; Watchdog Group Says Lab has 'Culture of Arrogance' 30 Sep 2014
• USDA Report Links Columbus-Based Battelle to New Negligent Deaths; Watchdog Group Files Complaint -- Calls for Federal Fine 30 Sep 2014
• Lovelace Lab Negligence Continues to Endanger Community, and Deprive, Injure and Kill Animals, Claims Watchdog Group; SAEN Files Second USDA Complaint of 2014 Over Animal Deaths 29 Sep 2014
• UW Negligence Spree sees 5 primate escapes, 6 injuries, 1 dead in 9 months; Watchdog Complaint Calls for Stiff Federal Fine 29 Sep 2014
• USF Terminates Three Projects After Illegal Water Deprivation Experiment Kills Monkey, Leaves Others Sick; Watchdog Files Federal Complaint, Calls for Six-Figure Fine 24 Sep 2014
• Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint Against UF; 24 Animals dead, others denied treatment 15 Sep 2014
• Watchdog Group Targets UC in Official Complaint: Federal Reports Reveal Inadequate Anesthesia, Unsterile urgeries, Failed Euthanasia 2 Sep 2014
• International Biomedical Firm Killed Dozens of Monkeys in Cambodian Shipment, Federal Documents Show, and Others Died in 'Wave' of Negligence, Charges Research Watchdog Group 25 Aug 2014
• Negligence at Bio-Safety Level 3 Lab in Albuquerque Kills Test Subjects, Risks Spread of Disease to Humans, Charges Watchdog; Press Conference Set for Wednesday 13 Aug 2014
• Kalamazoo lab Negligence kills puppy and 135 rabbits; Watchdog Group calls for Six-Figure Fine 16 Jun 2014
• Watchdog Files Complaint as MPI Research Negligence kills 136 animals; Victims include 12 week old beagle puppy and 135 rabbits 8 Apr 2014
• USDA Cites Primate Center for Marmoset Injury after Watchdog Complaint; Harvard 4th lab prosecuted following SAEN Investigation 2 Apr 2014
• Primate Products Negligence Leads to Monkey Strangulation; National Watchdog Group Files Complaint, Calls for $10,000 Federal Fine 31 Mar 2014
• USDA Probe cites UW for multiple animal deaths and 10 month denial of pain relief to 30; SAEN Applauds USDA Follow-up on Complaint 25 Mar 2014
• USDA cites U of Houston for Infant Primate Strangulation Death following; Watchdog Group Complaint 20 Mar 2014
• Government Reports Document UNLV Guilty of Negligence in Deaths; Watchdog Complaint Demands $150,000 in Penalties Against Facility 19 Mar 2014
• Watchdog Group Files USDA Complaint against UM; Primate Deaths and Denial of pain relief to Animals Spur Call for $60,000 Fine 18 Mar 2014
• Negligence at Colorado lab kills rabbits and denies care to dogs & cats; Research Watchdog Files Complaint, Calls for Fine, Releases federal records & Photos 4 Mar 2014
• Three animals, including a primate, killed at University of Michigan because of negligence, charges watchdog group; $40,000 federal fine urged 3 Mar 2014
• Negligence at Emory University Leads to Animal Deaths, Violation of Federal Law; Research Watchdog Files Complaints, Calls for Fines 27 Feb 2014
• 2 Rabbits bleed to death and 2 Monkeys die as Duke botches experiments; Watchdog Group Files Complaint and Calls for $30,000 Federal Fine 27 Feb 2014
• Wake Forest Negligence kills 2 Monkeys; Watchdog Group files Complaint & Calls for $20,000 Federal Fine 26 Feb 2014
• 5 Primates Strangulated, 1 Dead from Infection at San Antonio Lab; National Research Watchdog Group Urges Hefty $40,000 Federal Fine for TBRI 24 Feb 2014
• Massive Negligence Leading to 3 Deaths at DC Research Facility Leads to Fine by USDA; Watchdog: 'What Else Could They Have Done Wrong?' 23 Feb  2014
• Complaint targets U of Pittsburgh for Federal Violations including Animal Deaths, Escapes, Researcher Misconduct, and Human injury; Group seeks $80,000 Fine 13 Feb 2014
• Group seeks $100,000 Federal Fine for OHSU, Federal Complaint targets 10 primate deaths 6 Feb 2014
• Complaint targets U of Washington for Rabbit's Fractured Pelvis and 10 month denial of pain relief to 30; Group seeks $300,000 Fine 5 Feb 2014
• Texas Biomedical Labs Hit with Shocking Revelations of Animal Deaths; Watchdog Group Calls for $100,000 in Federal Fines 4 Feb 2014
• Gruesome Chimp and Primate Deaths, Injuries Uncovered at ULL and Tulane Labs by Watchdog Group; Hefty $70,000 in Federal Fines Sought for ULL & Tulane 30 Jan 2014
• University of Wisconsin Negligence Kills 5, Injures 5;Watchdog Group Files Complaint over 13 Federal Violations that Could Cost University $130,000 21 Jan 2014
• Negligence Continues at Harvard's Primate Center; Watchdog group Files complaint regarding primate escape, injuries,and Botched experiments -- Insists on Second Federal Fine 8 Jan 2014


• UCLA, UC Regents Sued for Breaking CA Law, Withholding Animal Testing Records; National Research Watchdog Charges UCLA Has 'History' of Violating Federal Law19 Dec 2013
• Vanderbilt Negligence Leads to Animal Death; Watchdog Calls University 'Career Criminal;' Demands 'Largest Fine Possible' Under Federal Law Be Issued 17 Dec 2013
• Local Lab continues to violate Federal Law after Federal Warning; Watchdog Group Files Complaint insists on Federal Fine 17 Dec 2013
• USDA cites U of Houston for rabbit death & Monkey water deprivation; Watchdog Group files Complaint & Calls for Federal Fine 13 Dec 2013
• USDA Cites SNBL for Monkey Deaths Following Watchdog Group Complaint; SAEN Calls for Federal Fine 9 December 2013
• Watchdog Group Calls for Veterinary Board investigation of South Dakota State University for sheep deaths 3 December 2013
• USDA Slaps Athen TRS Lab with $26,179 Federal Fine; Watchdog Group Applauds USDA Action 20 November 2013
• Watchdog Group Complaint targets Oklahoma State University as 15 animals die of thirst; Calls for Federal Investigation and Fine 18 November 2013
• Watchdog Group Complaint targets U of Idaho for Negligent animal death; Calls for Federal Investigation and Fine 18 November 2013
• University of Oklahoma Cited for Electrocuting Dogs That May Have Been Awake; News Conference Set Tuesday by National Research Watchdog 8 October 2013
• Government Agency Slaps Penn Research Laboratory With 'Official Warning' Following Negligent Animal Death; National Watchdog Group Calls for Inspector General Probe 21 August 2013
• USDA Finds Cincinnati Laboratory Killed 24 Animals to Become U.S. Leader in Negligent Animal Deaths; Ohio Watchdog Calls for Inspector General Probe 21 August 2013
• WVU Lab Incompetence Kills 2 Sheep; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fine After USDA Report Reveals Deaths Due to WVU Negligence 15 August 2013
• USDA cites University of Pittsburgh for Rabbit death and filing of fraudulent report; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fine 15 August 2013
• USDA Cites Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary for another animal death; Boston lab piled up 14 federal violations in 1.5 years; Group Calls for Federal Fine 22 Jul 2013
• USDA fines Denver Lab for 11 Negligent animal deaths; Watchdog discovers Fatal Violation unresolved over a year later, files Complaint 24 Jun 2013
• Rabbits Killed in 'Illegal' Experiments; Watchdog Group Files Complaint With USDA Against Baylor College of Dentistry After Federal Violations 13 Jun 2013
• Baby Pig Dies, Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against University of Pennsylvania Laboratory With USDA After Federal Violations 13 Jun 2013
• Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against UW for Primate Abuse and Deaths, Calls for Fine for Federal Law Violations 12 Jun 2013
• USDA Probe of Princeton Primate Escape Underway; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fine 11 Jun 2013
• Gallup Poll Shows Growing U.S. Opposition to Animal Experiments; Watchdog Attributes Results to Evidence of National Pattern of Negligence and Criminal Activity in Nation's Laboratories 4 Jun 2013
• Watchdog Group files Complaint against TX Animal Dealer (SNBL); 29 primates dead of traumatic injuries, starvation, heat stress, hypothermia 4 Jun 2013
• USDA issues paltry fine against Fort Collins Lab for 3 Negligent dog deaths; Group says lab is "Getting Away with Murder"; Calls for OIG Probe 3 Jun 2013
• University of Kansas Medical Center continues to break federal law; USDA issues Official Warning for Federal Violations 3 Jun 2013
• USDA Confirms Investigation of PA lab after facility amasses 26 Violations in 6 weeks; Watchdog group calls for Federal Fine 31 May 2013
• PA lab amasses 26 Federal Violations in 6 weeks; Becomes 2013's worst Offender; Dead rat stored with drugs - Multiple animals dead 23 May 2013
• USDA Fines MPI Research for Federal Violations; Watchdog Group Calls fine "Paltry" 20 May 2013
• USDA Cites SC lab for 5 Negligent Primate Deaths; Watchdog Group Claims There May be More Deaths, and Animal Mutilations; Calls for Fine; Files Complaint 7 May 2013
• Watchdog Group Calls for U.S. Inspector General Probe of Nation's Primate Centers After Reports Reveal Negligence Killed 40 Monkeys at 6 Labs 6 May 2013
• Rockland Inc. piles up 20 Federal Violations in two weeks; Dead rat stored with drugs; Multiple animals dead 1 May 2013
• National Research Watchdog Delivers Letter to Harvard President Demanding Release of Primates to Sanctuaries; with Harvard Footing All Costs; Big Protest Set on Saturday 26 Apr 2013
• Harvard Announces Closure of Primate Research Center; Watchdog Group Applauds Move; Calls for Retirement of Primates 23 Apr 2013
• Most U.S. Animal Laboratories Break Federal Law; Hundreds of Animals Dead, Thousands at Risk; Watchdog Group Charges Animals 'Die Horribly,' Calls for Federal Action 18 Apr 2013
• Rockland Inc. piles up 10 Federal Violations in single inspection; Bleeds Rabbit to death – Ties for US worst inspection in 16 months 9 Apr 2013
• $320 Million U.S. Tax Dollars Annually at Risk; Research Negligence Kills Dozens, May Invalidate Hundreds of Projects 21 Mar 2013
• D.C. Hospital Negligence Kills 3; National Watchdog Group Files Federal Complaint After Hospital Breaks Law 19 Mar 2013
• University of California research lab kills a dozen infant primates in 2011, adding to earlier death toll; watchdog charges 'animal abuse,' and files USDA complaint 12 Mar 2013
• USDA cites Summa Akron City Hospital for fatal Negligence; Watchdog group calls for Federal Fine 22 Feb 2013
• USDA slaps University of Texas (Galveston) with Federal Fine; Watchdog Group Decries Minimal Penalty 21 Feb 2013
• USDA Issues slap on the wrist for lab that kills chimp; Watchdog Group Screams Foul; Calls for OIG investigation 21 Feb 2013
• San Antonio Lab Kills 2 Primates; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fine After USDA Report Reveals Deaths Due to TBRI Negligence 20 Feb 2013
• OSU kills cow after USDA issues citation; Report shows OSU cited for inadequate vet care 28 Jan 2013
• OSU lab piles up 10 Federal Violations in single inspection; Ties for worst in US for 2012 23 Jul 2013
• First-Ever Lawsuit Under California Cruelty Law Filed Against Animal Research Lab in Santa Cruz; Animal Protection Groups Charge Federal Investigations Reveal Severe Neglect of Animals 17 Jan 2013
• Massachusetts General Hospital negligence kills Animal; Six local labs killed animals in 2012; National death toll tops 230 at 46 labs 16 Jan 2013
• University of Akron Negligence kills two animals; National death toll tops 230 at 46 labs 16 Jan 2013
• Santa Cruz Biotech Lies to USDA Inspectors, Hiding 841 Animals; Negligent Death Toll Continues to Mount 14 Jan 2013
• South Florida Lab Penalized for Federal Animal Welfare Act Violations; USDA Slaps Max Planck Institute with Official Warning 19 Dec 2012
• Federal Government Changes Retirement Home for 100 Research Chimpanzees After National Research Watchdog Objects to Texas Facility with Long History of Animal Deaths 18 Dec 2012
• Horrific Conditions Found at University of Southern Mississippi Laboratory - Animals Eaten Alive; Watchdog Group Files Federal Complaint 10 Dec 2012
• Federal Reports Reveal Animal Welfare Act Violations at Clemson: two animals injured, one killed -- Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint 7 Dec 2012
• Watchdog Group calls for new Federal Probe of KU Med Center; Federal Report reveals Negligent Primate death 7 Dec 2012
• Federal Reports Reveal Negligent Deaths at U.S. Drug Testing Labs: Merck, Charles River, Wuxi Apptec Latest Targets of Watchdog Complaints 6 Dec 2012
• Federal Reports Reveal 9 More Negligent Deaths at Charles River Labs, Which Has Reno Facility; Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint 27 Nov 2012
• Negligence Death Toll Mounts at Santa Cruz Biotech; Watchdog Demands Action from Secretary of Agriculture 26 Nov 2012
• Watchdog Group Labels Lovelace Laboratory a "Serial Killer," Warns of Danger to Albuquerque as County Commissioners Consider Cruelty Exemption 20 Nov 2012
• UC Davis Research Abuse Revelations Leads National Watchdog to Launch Independent Investigation, NIH Complaint; SAEN Also Criticizes UCD Officials for Taking So Long to Act - Press Releases - From Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! 8 Oct 2012
• Proposed home for 100 chimpanzees has long record of primate fatalities, escapes and federal fines; Watchdog group calls on NIH to use sanctuary 25 Sep 2012
• USDA Fines University of Wyoming for Animal Welfare Act Violations; Watchdog Group Releases Federal Reports 21 Sep 2012
• Santa Cruz Biotech Continues to Violate Federal Law After USDA Complaint; Watchdog Group Releases Damning New Federal Report and names SCB Worst Lab in the Nation 20 Sep 2012
• USDA Files Federal Complaint against Santa Cruz Biotech; Watchdog Group Applauds Enforcement Action 17 Sep 2012
• USDA Fines China Southern Airlines $14,438 for Breaking Federal Law in Horrific Deaths of 17 Primates Shipped for Research Via Los Angeles Airport 17 Sep 2012
• IU Med School Lab piles up 11 federal violations; two animals Dead; Watchdog Group again calls for federal fine 14 Sep 2012
• USDA REPORT: Emory Exploits Federal Law 'Loophole' to Abuse 85 Percent of Primate Research Subjects; Chimpanzees Socially Isolated, Denied Food/Water 12 Sep 2012
• USDA REPORT: Harvard Exploits 'Loophole' in Federal Animal Welfare Act to Abuse More than 70 Percent of Primate Research Subjects 12 Sep 2012
• WATCHDOG REPORT: Dozens of Primates Killed by Negligence in 18 U.S. Research Laboratories; Epidemic Results in Federal Fines, Ongoing Federal investigations 11 Sep 2012
• USDA cites Two Fort Collins Labs for Negligent deaths; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fines for University of Northern Colorado and Genesis Laboratories 28 Aug 2012
• USDA Issues Official Warning Against Harvard University; Watchdog Group Calls Warning "a Betrayal" 21 Aug 2012
• Oregon Health Sciences University Slapped with Federal Fine; USDA Imposes Paltry $11,679 Penalty for Multiple Primate Deaths 21 Aug 2012
• Feds Cite 3 Universities for Negligent Animal Deaths; Research Animal Death Epidemic Sweeps U.S., Watchdog Group Demands Federal Action 20 Aug 2012
• Negligent Primate Death at Emory's Primate Research Center; Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint, Demands USDA Fine 17 Aug 2012
• Feds cite UNR for 3 Negligent animal Deaths; Watchdog group files official complaint, demands USDA fine 17 Aug 2012
• Feds Cite Vanderbilt for Negligent Primate Death; Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint, Demands USDA Fine 17 Aug 2012
• Watchdog Group Names U.S. '10 Most Criminal' Research Facilities; Animal Labs Break Federal Law 16 Times Every Week 17 Aug 2012
• Insider Leaks Stony Brook University Chimp Transfer to Criminal Lab, Militant Activists Vow to Stop Move 12 Aug 2012
• Athens' TRS Lab Violates Federal law Every five days; Dog has seizure during USDA inspection; Dozens of others seriously ill 8 Aug 2012
• USDA Issues third set of Serious Violations against Santa Cruz Biotech; Another animal dies of Negligence during inspection 25 Jul 2012
• UC Davis Monkey Found Dead Hanging by Bungee Cord, and Maggot-infested Corpse of 2d Primate Prompts Watchdog Complaint; 'Open the Cages Tour' Protest Targets UCD Thursday 18 Jul 2012
• Athens Lab Piles up 18 Federal Violations; Dozens of Dogs seriously ill; other animals dead 13 Jul 2012
• IU labs pile up 15 federal violations, two animals dead; watchdog group again calls for another federal fine 6 Jul 2012
• Penn State Medical School Ends Primate Research; Research Watchdog Group Praises “A Major Step Forward” 6 Jul 2012
• USDA slaps Penn State Medical School with Official Warning for Primate Death; Watchdog Group Calls penalty a Slap on the Wrist 27 Jun 2012
• Harvard Fatal Incompetence spreads from Medical School to University; USDA Report reveals 41 animals dead due to dehydration caused by Negligence 15 Jun 2012
• Bob Barker Donates to Mindy's Memory; primate sanctuary to give new homes to five California monkeys 12 Jun 2012
• USDA Again cites Santa Cruz Biotech for Federal Violations; Federal Investigation underway; Watchdog Group Again Demands Federal Fine 12 Jun 2012
• Athens Lab Piles up 10 Federal Violations in 6 Weeks; Multiple animals sick and dying at TRS lab 29 May 2012
• USDA cites MPI for two additional deaths; Watchdog Group Calls for Additional Citations, OIG Investigation and releases internal USDA investigative documents8 May 2012
• LRRI Whistleblower Reveals 'Horrific' Explosive Head Injury Experiment; USDA Confirms Investigation of Watchdog Complaint30 Apr 2012
• Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against UW for Primate Escapes, Traumatic Injuries and Deaths; SAEN Releases Internal UW Photos, Calls for Federal Fine25 Apr 2012
• Monkeys Dying of TB and Polio at TX Animal Dealer (SNBL) Become 'National Health Issue' Charges Watchdog Group; Federal Investigations Demanded22 Apr 2012
• Children's Hospital Negligence kills lambs; Watchdog Group files Official Complaint, Demands Additional Citations and Federal Fine9 Apr 2012
• Feds Cite Methodist Research Institute of IU in Dog Death; Watchdog Group files Official Complaint, Demands Fine6 Apr 2012
• ULL lab Named in Two Federal investigations of Chimp and Monkey Deaths; News Conference to Disclose Probes and Filing of Additional Complaint26 Mar 2012
• Rockefeller University Slapped with Official Warning by USDA for Primate Death; Watchdog Group calls Penalty "meaningless"21 Mar 2012
• Insider Reveals Fifth Death at Harvard's Primate Research Center; Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint, Demands USDA Fine 20 Mar 2012
• Bristol Myers Negligence kills another animal; Watchdog Group Releases Federal Report16 Mar 2012
• Watchdog Group Reveals federal investigation of Oklahoma State University; Federal report reveals 'Numerous' animal deaths 16 Mar 2012
• 33 Animals killed as negligence epidemic sweeps US; Primates, Dogs, Cats and Rabbits, cooked alive, bleed to death, etc. 12 Mar 2012
• USDA cites Covance Madison Lab for Primate Death; Watchdog Group calls for Federal Fine6 Mar 2012
• USDA cites Las Cruces Lab for Mass murder of Cats; Watchdog Group calls for Federal Fine5 Mar 2012
• USDA cites Harvard's Primate Center for Another Negligent Death; Watchdog Group Again Calls for Federal Fine as Harvard Death Toll reaches 526 Feb 2012
• Federal Warning issued against OSU for 3 animal Deaths; Watchdog Group Calls Enforcement action Meaningless15 Feb 2012
• Leaked documents reveal heavily fined lab sought exemption from cruelty laws7 Feb 2012
• Government Reports Confirm Mass Murders at Lovelace Lab; Watchdog group files Federal Complaint & Demands LRRI Tour25 Jan 2012
• Bristol Myers NJ Lab Boils Monkey Alive in Cage Washer; Watchdog Group calls for Federal Fine18 Jan 2012
• USDA cites Fort Collins Lab for Negligent deaths of 3 dogs; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fine and Accuses lab of Cover-up13 Jan 2012
• USDA cites Harvard' Primate Center for Another Negligent Death; Watchdog Group Again Calls for Federal Fine as Death Toll reaches 9 10 Jan 2012
• Cleveland Lab Drowns Monkey in Toxic Chemicals; Dog Dies without anesthesia; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine 9 Jan 2012
• Watchdog group names 'Lethal Labs List' 29 Dec 2011
• Whistleblower Reveals Epidemic at Primate Products 15 Nov 2011
• Covance Boils Rabbit Alive and causes Traumatic Injuries to Primates; Watchdog Group calls for Multiple Federal Fines 28 Nov 2011
• Feds Cite Sharp Vet Lab for Dozens of Dog and Cat Deaths; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine 2 Nov 2011
• Drug Companies cause more pain than Defense Industry; Watchdog Group Criticizes Painful Animal Experiments 31 Oct 2011
• Five Worst U.S. Primate Laboratories as of October 2011 19 Oct 2011
• Princeton Hit with Official Warning by USDA; New Citation issued for Primate Escape; Watchdog Group Denounces ‘Warning’ as “Slap on the Wrist” 10 Oct 2011
• University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Starves a dozen muskoxen; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine 10 Oct 2011
• USDA cites Michigan lab for 4 fatalities; Watchdog Group Calls for "Major Fine" 9 Sep 2011
• USDA Cites Harvard for second negligent Primate Death in 13 months; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine and Grant Recall 15 Aug 2011
• USDA Cites Vanderbilt for Illegal surgeries; Watchdog asks refund of federal grant monies 3 Aug 2011
• UCLA research program rocked by federal law violations, and refusal to allow USDA inspectors to investigate - 21 Jul 2011
• USDA Cites New Iberia lab in Negligent Deaths of 3 Monkeys: Watchdog Group Calls for Fine and New Investigation - 22 Jun 2011
• Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint Against University of Rochester; Demands Fine for Intentional Monkey Starvation - 17 Jun 2011
• USDA Cites University of Rochester for Starving Primates; Watchdog Group To Monitor Lab - 15 Jun 2011
• Lovelace lab Fined $21,750 for Federal Violations; Watchdog Group Applauds fine - Hopes for Further Penalties in Recent Dog Deaths - 10 Jun 2011
• Princeton again hit with Multiple Federal violations for Monkey Experiments; Watchdog Group Demands Fine and Project Halt by USDA - 10 Jun 2011
• Illegal Experiments at UT Knoxville endanger dogs; Watchdog Group Demands Fine - 8 Jun 2011
• University of California, M.I.T., Harvard primate testing targeted in graphic ad on CNN, Fox News, Animal Planet and other cable networks, says research watchdog - 26 Apr 2011
• Santa Cruz biotech lab firm targeted; Research watchdog group says it has evidence of massive federal violations, photos of sick animals - 18 Apr 2011
• Federal Investigation Cites SRI lab in Multiple Animal Deaths; Watchdog Group Demands $50,000 Fine - 4 Mar 2011
• 24,429 Animals Suffer from Illegal Activity by Labs; U.S. Labs Break the law 3 Times A day - 17 Feb 2011
• Lansing lab named to "Most Painful" List; Over 7000 animals suffer without pain relief at local lab - 9 Feb 2011
• Dozens of Animals slaughtered at Iowa Research Lab; Watchdog Group Demands Severe Federal Penalties - 27 Jan 2011
• 10 Dec 2010 - Watchdog Group Uncovers Negligent Deaths at SRI; Demands USDA Investigation and Inspector General Audit
• 29 Nov 2010 - Watchdog Group Discloses Leaked MPI Research Records; Demands USDA Investigation and Inspector General Audit
• 19 Oct 2010 - Federal Complaint filed Against Harvard for Electric Shock Experiment; Group Names Charles River, Harvard, MIT, McLean to ’Worst Labs’ List
• 5 Oct 2010 - Group Demands OIG Audit of USDA regarding 3 Monkey Deaths and Filing of Fraudulent Reports at TX lab
• 22 Sep 2010 - Research Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Probe of Southwest Foundation; Reports Reveal Multiple Negligent Deaths at Future Home of Alamogordo Chimps
• 6 Sep 2010 - Major protest set Tuesday at Miami research laboratory after leaked photos reveal horrific conditions; Federal officials confirm investigation, watchdog group says
• 2 Sep 2010 - USDA Cites Brown as Animals Die in Surgical Demonstration; Primate Goes Thirsty for Three Days; Group Demands Fine
• 30 Aug 2010 - Leaked photos show 'Frankenstein-like' gruesome wounds to small primates at Miami research lab; Watchdog group files federal complaint
• 25 Aug 2010 - USDA Fines Vanderbilt in 6 Animal Deaths; Lab Continues to break law
• 2 Aug 2010 - USDA Cites Harvard as Primate Found Dead in Cagewasher; Watchdog Group Demands Inspection Tour of Primate Center
• 27 Jul 2010 - Botched Surgery Kills Dog at UMDNJ; Princeton hit with Multiple Federal violations USDA Issues Damning Reports
• 23 Jul 2010 - University of Louisville Negligence Kills Rabbits; USDA issues Federal Citations
• 23 Jul 2010 - Wake Forest University Negligence Kills 21 Rabbits; USDA issues Federal Citations
• 23 Jul 2010 - UF Negligence Breaks back of Rabbit and Boils Rat pups in Sterilizer; Federal Citations Issued
• 28 Jun 2010 - Five arrested after activists block entrance to Oregon research laboratory; facility has killed primates, wasted tax money
• 22 Jun 2010 -  AZA Accreditation at Topeka Zoo
• 1 Jun 2010 - Yale Lab Negligence Burns Baboons, Allows Primate Escapes, & Kills Hamsters; Federal Citations Issued
• 26 May 2010 - Watchdog Group calls for new Federal Probe of KU; KU Medical Center implicated in Monkey Dehydration Deaths
• 14 May 2010 - UI Lab Negligence Kills Animal & Causes Severe Illnesses; Federal Citations Issued
• 22 Apr 2010 - Watchdog Group Outraged by Elephant Sale to San Antonio Zoo
• 21 Apr 2010 - Young Primate Freezes to Death at Southwest Foundation; USDA Issues Citations
• 9 Apr 2010 - Watchdog Group Calls for Special Investigation as hapless USDA allows animals to be torn apart in SC lab
• 9 Mar 2010 - Death Toll Reaches 66 as Negligence Epidemic Spreads to Boston; Brigham & Women's Hospital Cited in Two Fatalities
• 20 Jan 2010 - Angry Activists Protest Primate Starvation Death at UW
• 20 Jan 2010 - Kitten Hung at Colorado State Lab; USDA Issues Citation
• 19 Jan 2010 - SAEN Calls for Immediate USDA Confiscation of Remaining Animals at Zoocats Kaufman County Facility While Suffering Continues
• 11 Jan 2010 - WVU Lab Negligence Kills Animal; Federal Citations Issued
• 8 Jan 2010 - Activists: Slam the Door on Charles River
• 7 Jan 2010 - Dartmouth lab charged with 12 federal violations in 5 months; Live animal found in carcass freezer
• 5 Jan 2010 - Lovelace lab charged with 9 federal violations in 1 year; Monkey dies with head trapped in cage
• 5 Jan 2010 - OHSU lab charged with 7 violations of federal law; 4 animals slaughtered through negligence
• 5 Jan 2010 - Charles River Lab Boils Primate in Cage Washer
• 5 Jan 2010 - UW lab Starves Primate to death; USDA Citations Issued
• 31 Dec 2009 - UW Continues to Violate Federal Law; NIH Funding endangered
• 20 Oct 2009 - UCSF may have to refund millions in research grant money after watchdog blows whistle on mistreatment of animals
• 19 Oct 2009 - Louisiana New Iberia research lab charged in a federal complaint with negligence, neglect leading to deaths of primates
• 8 Sep 2009 - Pain for Dogs Doubles at Huntingdon Life Sciences; Overall HLS Experimentation Drops
• 16 Jun 2009 - Reports Reveal Painful Experiments at UM; Watchdog Group calls for end to abusive experiments
• 5 Jun 2009 - Major US Labs Illegally slaughter and maim animals; USDA fails to enforce federal law
• 4 Jun 2009 - Bioreliance lab charged with 7 violations of federal law in 6 months; 19 animals slaughtered through negligence
• 1 Jun 2009 - Research industry next to meltdown, charges watchdog; urges federal probe after study shows fraud in 26 laboratories, including Harvard, University of California
• 21 Apr 2009 - Major UCLA protest against animal tests set Wednesday; controversial ad runs on CNN, Fox criticizing UCLA research
• 4 Feb 2009 - Biological warfare agent - Anthrax – used in suspended Loyola experiment gone awry; Public endangered by poor biosafety measures, warns group
• 27 Jan 2009 - Watchdog Group files federal complaint against ULL/NIRC Lab Alleging Veterinary Negligence in Deaths of 9 primates, including 3 Chimps
• 14 Jan 2009 - Watchdog files federal complaint against UC Davis, recommends halt in research after discovery of undiagnosed, self-inflicted animal injuries
• 10 Dec 2008 - Watchdog Group Releases Photos from Charles River Lab; Criticizes Stark Conditions
• 21 Jul 2008 - Loyola School of Medicine charged with 22 violations of federal law; dogs and rabbits slaughtered because of negligence at university
• 10 Jun 2008 - Scientists criticize UC Primate Experiments; Watchdog Group Demands Regents Meeting & Lab Inspection
• 5 May 2008 - Federal Violations Mounting at Texas Heart Institute; Watchdog Organization Calls for Stiff Fines
• 1 May 2008 - Spurred Monkey Maimings, Watchdog Group Demands Tour of Alpha Genesis – Files Federal Complaint
• 24 Apr 2008 - Internal Documents Expose Primate Escapes and Insanity at U of MN Research Watchdog Demands Federal Investigation
• 24 Apr 2008 - National Research Watchdog Releases Internal NDSU Documents; Calls Sheep Deaths Negligent; Demands Federal Probe
• 24 Apr 2008 - New Charges leveled by 4 MPI Whistleblowers Additional Charges Filed by watchdog group
• 24 Apr 2008 - Whistleblower reveals abuse at Alpha Genesis facilities Research Watchdog demands Federal Investigation
• 24 Apr 2008 - Research Watchdog Organization Reveals Violations in Duke Labs; Dog Starved; Monkeys Deprived of Water; Fraudulent Report Filed
• 18 Apr 2008 - World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week News Conference - Kalamazoo
• 18 Apr 2008 - World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week News Conference - Wright Patterson AFB
• 18 Apr 2008 - World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week News Conference - Detroit
• 21 February 2008 - Charles River Violations Mount in Monkey & Rabbit Maiming
• 19 February 2008 - Charles River Violations Mount in Monkey Maiming; Watchdog Organization Calls for Stiff Fines
• 10 February 2008 - San Antonio lab dissects Baboon while still alive, federal documents reveal; National watchdog group to disclose details at Monday briefing
• 29 January 2008 - National Research Watchdog calls NDSU Animal Deaths ‘Scandalous’ - Demands Lab Access; Launches Independent Investigation
• 26 November 2007 - Electric shocks not painful? Nationally-known labs lie to federal agencies about animal tests; USDA report ‘fraught with errors,' claims national research watchdog
• 25 October 2007 - USDA Confirms University of Washington Probe; Research Watchdog Calls for Independent Investigation of Cover-up
• 17 October 2007 - University of Washington officials accused of falsifying USDA reports in complaint
• 16 October 2007 - University of Alabama officials accused of falsifying government reports in USDA complaint
• 15 October 2007 - Vanderbilt should be fined $30,000 by USDA animal abuse and related charges
• 14 October 2007 - Consumer health endangered by MPI Research - USDA, FDA complaints filed
• 13 October 2007 - University of Pennsylvania lead U.S. in violations of federal animal welfare act
• 29 September 2007 - Emory Slapped with USDA Fine; Federal Violations Continue
• 19 September 2007 - Vanderbilt Negligence Kills laboratory animals; Federal Violations Soaring
• 16 July 2007 - Watchdog organization calls UC Davis report on charges of animal cruelty a ‘whitewash,' launches independent investigation into lab's brain experiments
• 26 June 2007 - Watchdog Organization Files Federal Complaint Against UW as Internal Reports Reveal Negligence
• 5 June 2007 - Research Watchdog Demands Probation for Harvard and Vanderbilt
• 29 May 2007 - USDA Released Deceptive Lab Animal Report, Says Watchdog Group
• 7 May 2007 - Research Watchdog Organization Releases MD Anderson Chimp Research Report; Continued use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical Research Questioned
• 3 May 2007 - National research watchdog demands inspection of 'criminal labs' at UNR and Charles River
• 22 April 2007 - UCLA Chancellor target of protest Monday; Activists say large number of research animals are subjected to experiments without anesthesia
• 12 March 2007 - Report: Violations of Federal Laws Skyrocketing as USDA Refuses to Act; Agency Complicit in Lab Scandal Says Watchdog Group
• 27 February 2007 - Research Watchdog Group Launches Investigation of UMISS Primate Experiments; Demands Access to Veterinary Records and Facility Tour
• 26 February 2007 - Research Watchdog Releases “Inside Report” on Primate Center; Demands Tour of Lab & Inspection of Records
• 23 February 2007 - Research Watchdog Releases “Inside Report” on Primate Center; Demands Tour of Lab Inspection of Records
• 13 February 2007 - Pharmaceutical/Testing Companies Among Nation’s Leaders for Federal Violations, Says Watchdog Group
• 7 February 2007 - Watchdog Names Charles River to Worst Labs List; As Medical Experts Accuse Lab of Negligence & Incompetence
• 30 January 2007 - University of Pennsylvania Leads Nation in Violations of Federal Law, Says Research Watchdog Group
• 14 January 2007 - National Watchdog Organization Questions Source of Cleveland Clinic Dogs; Demands Federal Investigation
• 15 October 2006 - 5 Boston research labs targeted Monday as part of national protests; Dozens of federal law violations, strangulation of primate are cited
• 12 October 2006 - UW scientist hacks off head of primate subject, hides it from veterinarians; Watchdog group says it will file USDA complaint against UW
• 6 October 2006 - Animal rights activists to confront UCLA chancellor over campus abuse Monday; Follows action against researcher by underground group
• 27 September 2006 - SNBL Violating Federal Law & Murdering Primates Through Negligence – Charges Watchdog Group
• 21 September 2006 - Watchdog Organization Files Federal Complaint Against Massachusetts Lab Following Raid by Underground Animal Liberation group
• 5 September 2006 - Animal Rights Groups Schedule UCLA Press Conference
• 5 September 2006 - Clandestine attack on researcher leads to charges of invalid research, UCLA lies by animal protection coalition
• 27 June 2006 - USDA Inspection Reports Find Some U.S. Animal Laboratory Facilities Guilty of Violations of Animal Welfare Act
• 23 April 2006 - Pitt receives millions from government for research, much of it wasted, national research watchdog will charge on Monday
• 15 February 2006 - Report: Air Force Lab at Brooks Labeled ‘Most Painful’ in US
• 23 January 2006 - Leaked Documents Reveal Abuses Inside UW Labs; Internet Site to Disclose Location of UW Labs
• 7 November 2005 - Research Watchdog Organization asks for access to NIRC lab; Calls for retirement of Chimps
• 19 October 2005 - Bloody, insider photos from University of Houston will be released Wednesday; $2 million 'torture' chair used in UH labs
• 14 October 2005 - Vioxx drug scandal linked to conditions of labs at Washington University, other research facilities, say Watchdog group
• 9 August 2005 - Johns Hopkins University labs slapped with hefty $25,000 USDA fine after watchdog group files complaint
• 16 Jun 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Accuses UC Davis of 'Fraud' Over Federal Primate Center Reporting Inconsistency
• 8 June 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Files for USDA Investigation Of USF Following Whistleblower Complaint
• 7 June 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Labels UNR: ‘Worst Lab in the Nation’
• 20 May 2005 - International Activist Coalition Targets P&G in day of Protests; Local Group Spearheads US Events in 16 Cities
• 4 May 2005 - University of Iowa Breaks Federal Law; Squanders Tens of Millions on Useless Research
• 17 Apr 2005 - Despite banking billions of dollars, U.S. research labs break federal law, may invalidate critical research, says watchdog organization
• 16 April 2005 - Johns Hopkins repeatedly breaks federal laws, watchdog group will claim Sunday
• 4 April 2005 - Well-funded U.S. research labs often break federal laws, risk human health safety, according to audit released Monday
• 23 February 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Announces Investigation of New Iberia Facility; Initial Findings Reveal Negligence, Inadequate Veterinary Care
• 10 February 2005 - University of Iowa lying to public, charges national research watchdog group; Probe launched in wake of ALF raid
• 18 January 2005 - Public's Safety at risk, according to whistleblower complaint against USDA; Watchdog calls for congressional hearings
• 24 October 2004 - Lab Watchdog Risks Arrest at San Diego Research Convention; Claims Attendees Guilty of Breaking Federal Law, Fraud
• 25 August 2004 - Monkeys scalded to death in university lab; Official complaint filed with federal agencies, UW primate center 'blacklisted'
• 23 August 2004 - Watchdog group accuses UC Davis of negligence in weekend primate deaths; calls for independent probe
• 4 August 2004 - UCSF repeatedly breaks federal laws, ranks No. 1 on list of lab lawbreakers, says watchdog; insider photos released
• 3 August 2004 - UC Davis 'lied' to federal regulators about painful animal experiments, according to official complaint
• 10 June 2004 - Madison Primate Center's high infant mortality rate cited in call for Congressional research hearings
• 2 June 2004 - 'Epidemic' Sweeping Oregon Primate Center, Hundreds of Infant Monkeys Dead, Charges Watchdog Group
• 27 May 2004 - Animal Protection Groups Ask Nepal to Not Sell Primates to UW Because of High Animal Death Rate
• 19 April 2004 - PITT Research Labs Break Federal Laws Often, Make '10 Most Wanted' List in U.S., Watchdog Group Charges
• 3 December 2003 - More Charges Against Johns Hopkins Research Labs; Animal Deaths ‘Negligent’ Says Research Watchdog Group
• 13 November 2003 - As University of Wisconsin Yields to Activist Pressure, USDA Confirms Investigation
• 30 October 2003 - Official Complaint Filed Against University of Wisconsin Over Deaths Of Primates In 'Painful' Experiments
• 28 October 2003 - Harvard, Wisconsin Labs Accused Of 'Lying' To USDA Over Use Of Animals In 'Painful' Experiments
• 24 October 2003 - U.S. Research Labs Targeted In Coast-to-Coast 'Primate Liberation Week' Protests
• 12 June 2003 - Bungled Experiments, Negligence Lead to Violations of Law, Deaths By U.S. Research Universities
• 20 May 2003 - Embattled Northwestern Researchers Subject of Another USDA Complaint; Cites Cruelty to More Primates
• 21 April 2003 - NIH Audit: University Labs Wasting Billions Of Dollars
• 12 February 2003 - Research Labs Under Reported Primate Use, Broke Law, Says National Watchdog Group
• 16 January 2003 - USDA Files False Report With Congress Regarding Laboratory Animal Use, Says Watchdog Group
• 13 January 2003 - PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND EMAIL LISTS
• 16 October 2002 - Research Watchdog Group Requests ‘Independent' Investigation After UW Glove-Eating Primate Death
• 8 October 2002 - Local, National Animal Groups Vow To 'Escalate' Pressure on P&G at Tuesday Shareholders Meeting
• 2 October 2002 - John Hopkins' Ecstasy Study Irrelevant, Harms Human Health, Says Animal Research Watchdog Organization
• 27 August 2002 - REPORT: Cannibalism, High Death Rates Plague U.S. Primate Research Laboratories, Including Wisconsin
• 26 August 2002 - Watchdog Group Monday to Call For End to Multi-Million Dollar Michigan Research Project
• 24 August 2002 - Sunday Protest Targets Michigan Researchers; National Watchdog Group Cites ‘Wasted' Research
• 5 June 2002 - Harvard, Yale Lost Animals, Filed ‘Misleading' Lab Reports with Federal Agencies, Claims Watchdog Organization
• 25 May 2002 - EUROPEAN UNION THREATENS BAN ON P & G PRODUCTS IF ANIMAL TESTED; P & G TARGETED SATURDAY FOR PROTEST
• 16 May 2002 - More Charges Against UW Research Labs; Animal Deaths ‘Suspicious' Says Research Watchdog Group
• 23 April 2002 - Cincinnati Group Releases NIH Audit - Redundant Animal Testing Costs Taxpayers $1 Million an Hour
• 26 October 2000 - Chimp Retirement Bill A Fraud, Charges Research Watchdog Group; Says NIH Playing Chimp 'Shell Game'

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