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Animal activists target UW Arts & Life Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:32:12 -0800 A group that crusades against unethical animal research is accusing
the University of Washington of abusing the primates in its medical
laboratories. Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) leaked documents on its website
that purport to be UW's filing with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
which monitors animal research. Those documents suggest that the
university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved 44
exceptions to the usual standards for treatment of lab animals. SAEN executive director Michael Budkie says that list of exceptions
is "the largest I've ever seen." Macacas, which are small monkeys, allegedly were implanted with eye
coils and "head-stabilizing acrylic lugs." Researchers allegedly drilled
tiny holes into Macacas' skulls and performed surgeries such as
laminectomies (involving the removal of an arch of a vertebra), and
laparotomies (involving examination of internal organs). Budkie said the USDA "accidentally" published the documents online. A
spokesman for UW, Craig Degginger, withheld comment until he could
examine the documents himself.
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