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Watchdog Names Charles River to ‘Worst Labs’ List; As Medical Experts Accuse Lab of Negligence & Incompetence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Charles River is the 4th worst lab in
the nation for violations of federal law,” said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T.,
Executive Director, SAEN. “An infraction occurs in their labs every
other week.” “The Charles River Laboratory facilities are in
need of immediate oversight to correct current and ongoing negligence,”
Michael A. McCoy DVM. “It is clear from the inspection reports that the
IACUC at this institution in 2005 was incapable of carrying out its
responsibilities or, worse, was unwilling to do so. If this is
currently the case, animal use at this institution should be terminated
until competent, caring and willing individuals are identified and the
IACUC is accordingly reconstituted,”
Nedim C. Buyukmihci, V.M.D.,
Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine. “If researchers are blind to obvious animal
suffering, will they record all relevant data thoroughly and
accurately? Importantly, inadequate animal welfare standards greatly
compromise the applicability of any data to humans. Extrapolating data
from animals to humans is tenuous at best, and inadequate animal welfare
standards add uncontrolled variables, which
greatly reduces the likelihood that the data will reliably apply to
humans,” Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D., Chair, Medical Research Modernization
Committee. -30-
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