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Vanderbilt should be fined $30,000 by USDA animal abuse and related charges FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Attention: Daybook/News Desk Vanderbilt should be fined $30,000 by USDA, research subject
'confiscated,' national research watchdog groups will charge at news
conference NASHVILLE - The United States Dept. of Agriculture should levy a
$30,000 fine against Vanderbilt University for animal abuse and related
charges - and confiscate a research animal that has been repeatedly
abused, a national research watchdog organization will charge at a major
news conference here Tuesday. The news briefing will be held TUESDAY, at 10:15 a.m. at the Hampton
Inn & Suites Nashville-Green Hills (Belle Meade Room) 2324 Crestmoor
Road. Information about recent violations, SAEN's letter to the USDA
demanding action, as well as internal Vanderbilt correspondence
revealing a three-year history of abuse and negligence by University
staff will be released at the Tuesday news conference. SAEN will demand that because of the federal law violations, the USDA
should levy the heavy fine, and a specific primate - who has been
repeatedly abused by Vanderbilt researchers - be confiscated and placed
in a private sanctuary immediately.. Incidents involving the abuse of "Primate #R571F" have been
substantiated on two separate dates by USDA reports. According to
government inspection reports, "Primate R571F" has been totally deprived
of water and was also used in a surgical procedure without any
anesthesia or pain relief of any kind, said SAEN. "This primate has suffered enough due to the negligence and
callousness of Vanderbilt research staff," said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T.,
SAEN's Executive Director. "If they can't even remember to give this
primate water or use pain relievers during surgery then she should be
put into the care of a private sanctuary that is capable of caring for
her properly." USDA reports obtained by SAEN also reveal that in January 2007, a
rabbit was killed by being run through a cage washer at Vanderbilt. In
May of
2007 three other research subjects were killed after improper handling.
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