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2024

24 December

• Animal abuse uncovered during investigation at KUMC - Media Coverage
• Confusion over KUMC protocols leads to lab misconduct involving animals - Media Coverage
• Investigation finds animal abuse at KUMC - Media Coverage

16 December

• Out in the cold: Fugitive monkeys are still on the lam as Lowcountry winter approaches - Media Coverage

3 December

• Group applauds Meharry Medical College for halting research involving inhumane treatment of mice - Media Coverage

2 December

• UTMB issued federal warning for animal welfare violations - Media Coverage
• Internal documents, inspection reports reveal history of escapes at SC monkey facility - Media Coverage

20 November

• Abuse against monkey reported at MIT, animal rights group says - Media Coverage
• Escaped monkeys spark outcry over animal care at Alpha Genesis lab - Media Coverage

19 November

• 39 down, 4 more to go: Nearly all escaped monkey recovered by research lab - Media Coverage
• Several escaped monkeys still loose in the Lowcountry as animal advocates call for investigation - Media Coverage
• Monkey deaths, prior problems at research center, whistleblower reports - Media Coverage

18 November

• USC faces $114,000 federal complaint for animal experimentation - Media Coverage

8 November

• Animal welfare group files federal complaint against facility that lost 43 monkeys in SC - Media Coverage
• EXTRA: 40 monkeys on the loose in US town after escaping lab - Media Coverage
• Beaufort Co. research center 'has eyes on' 43 missing monkeys, officials say - Media Coverage
• Dozens of monkeys run amok after fleeing S.C. research center - Media Coverage
• 43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger - Media Coverage
• Search underway for escaped monkeys in Yemassee. Keep doors and windows closed, police say - Media Coverage
• More than 40 monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility - Media Coverage
• 40 monkeys on the loose in Yemassee, law enforcement officials say - Media Coverage

2 November

• USC faces a $114,000 penalty after researchers allegedly neglected three rabbits that died in a lab - Media Coverage
• Nonprofit Goes After USC for Improper Vet Care for Lab Rabbits - Media Coverage
• USC researchers accused of neglecting lab rabbits - Meida Coverage

14 October

• Rutgers Professor Barred From Doing Research Amid Allegations Of Abusing Lab Mice At Former Job - Media Coverage

26 September

• New Rutgers Prof Suspended Over Animal Abuse Allegations - Media Coverage

23 September

• Rutgers professor on leave following accusations of animal abuse in former lab - Media Coverage
• Rutgers assistant professor on leave after animal abuse allegations - Media Coverage
• Mystic Aquarium pays $12,200 fine connected to beluga whale death - Media Coverage
• Connecticut Aquarium Settles Animal Cruelty Case - Media Coverage
• Feds punish Mystic Aquarium for abusing beluga whales - Media Coverage
• Mystic Aquarium fined over $12,000 related to death of beluga whale in 2021, officials say - Media Coverage

21 September

• UNH should be fined for drowning animals and sanitation, says research watchdog - Media Coverage

4 September

• University of North Texas Targeted in Federal Animal Abuse Complaint; Watchdog Urges Full Investigation, Maximum Fine - Media Coverage
• ETSU admits breaking law, more animal abuse - Media Coverage

28 August

• Animal research watchdog files federal complaint against UNT Health Science Center - Media Coverage
• 4 rabbits died in UNT Health Science Center-contracted research lab project, animal rights group alleges - Media Coverage

21 August

• ETSU lab staff suspended for animal misconduct, report reveals - Media Coverage
• NC State researcher found non-compliant with animal welfare standards - Media Coverage

12 August

• Nonprofit Files Official Complaint Against Virginia Tech Research Officials: Finds Evidence of Animal Abuse - Media Coverage

25 July

• Baby mice likely starved to death in USC research lab, report says - Media Coverage

15 July

• University of Memphis Fined for Animal Welfare Violations - Media Coverage
• University of Memphis pays $15.1K USDA penalty over alleged animal care violations - Media Coverage
• University of Memphis Guilty of Animal Abuse: SAEN Complaints Garner USDA Fine - Media Coverage
• University of Memphis fined more than $15,000 for animal abuse - Media Coverage
• U of M faces over $15K fine for alleged animal abuse - Media Coverage

8 July

• Emory University fined - Media Coverage

1 July

• Drowned Hamsters, Botched Euthanasia: NJ Animal Research Lab Fined $43K By USDA - Media Coverage

28 June

• Tech laboratory fined $18,950 for animal abuse - Media Coverage

22 June

• Wake Forest University settles with USDA in animal mistreatment case; animal rights group calls fine a ‘slap on the wrist’ - Media Coverage

14 June

• IMMS pays $3,000 fine in settlement with USDA - Media Coverage

10 June

• UVa researchers accused of animal neglect lose privileges - Media Coverage
• Report shows inhumane treatment of lab animals at Meharry Medical College - Media Coverage
• MS Coast aquarium hit with federal animal cruelty fine after dolphin and sea lion deaths - Media Coverage
• Two UVA employees suspended after animal abuse reports - Media Coverage

4 June

• Tech fined for animal abuse - Media Coverage

17 May

• Authorities investigating after 76 lab mice at Seton Hall had to be euthanized - Media Coverage
• UConn Health criticized for lapse in animal research protocol - Media Coverage
• Animal-rights group issues complaint against UI in death of 4 lab mice - Media Coverage
• UConn acknowledges ‘serious non-compliance’ after halting experiment on rabbits - Media Coverage

7 May

• Animal rights group wants Seton Hall researchers fired for unethical practices - Media Coverage

25 April

• Live rabbit left in freezer at N.J. research lab after botched euthanasia, feds say - Media Coverage
• Seton Hall lab animals were left unattended for up to 17 days in filthy cages, university says - Media Coverage
• Officials: More than 70 lab mice at Seton Hall euthanized due to neglect - Media Coverage
• Seton Hall lab mice were living in 'extremely dirty' conditions, university says - Media Coverage

2 April

• Notre Dame reports 75 lab mice died after dose doubled in drug research - Media Coverage
• Watchdog group demands termination of Oakland University researcher for mishandling dangerous toxin - Media Coverage
• Animal Rights Group Files Complaint Against USF Over Research Project Deaths - Media Coverage
  

16 March

• USF 'bungled' research project where 2 animals died, group says - Media Coverage
• Harvard faces federal ethics complaints for decapitating mice - Media Coverage

6 March

• Watchdog group demands accountability from Wayne State over botched animal experiment - Media Coverage

1 March

• University of New Mexico lab illegally killed animals, watchdog group calls for terminations - Media Coverage

28 February

• Everett Lab Faces Fines Again for Animal Welfare Violations: A Cycle of Concern - Media Coverage

23 February

• Feds fine Everett test lab for alleged animal welfare violations - Media Coverage
• Animal Activists File Federal Complaint Against Dana-Farber - Media Coverage

12 February

• Stop Animal Exploitation Now sends letter to Ono about animal use misconduct in labs - Media Coverage

5 February

• Scandal involving animal research at University of Michigan deepens with another journal retraction - Media Coverage

31 January

• Botched euthanasia of mice at University of Michigan raises more concerns about school’s animal research - Media Coverage

17 January

• University of Michigan faces escalating scrutiny over another animal research scandal - Media Coverage
• Researcher suspended from USC lab after mouse improperly euthanized - Media Coverage

2023

14 December

• Tail necrosis and failed euthanasia: Animal rights group flags USC experiments on rats, mice - Media Coverage
• Watchdog group urges USC to shut down animal research after new violations found - Media Coverage

27 November

• Watchdog calls UF research 'barbaric' after rats dosed with herbicide, exposed to heat die - Media Coverage
• USDA cites UCD for two monkey deaths - Media Coverage
• National Research Watchdog Charges UC Davis Laboratory Killed 2 Monkeys, Broke Federal Law - Media Coverage

27 September

• ASU Ends Cancer Experiment for Animal Abuse After Watchdog’s Complaint - Media Coverage
• UCD reports monkey's heat death - Media Coverage
• UND researcher targeted in another Watchdog’s Federal Scientific Misconduct Complaint - Media Coverage

26 September

• WATCHDOG REPORT: University of California at Davis, Repeated USDA Offender, Admits Illegally 'Cooking Monkey to Death' - Media Coverage
• 'Incompetent' university lab staff accused of 'cooking monkey to death' in hot van - Media Coverage