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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