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Internal Documents Expose Primate Escapes and Insanity
at U of MN Research Watchdog Demands Federal Investigation For Immediate Release Attn: News Desk Internal Documents Expose Primate Escapes and Insanity at U of MN
Research Watchdog Demands Federal Investigation Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – Numerous primate escapes and frequent
self-abuse by primates at the University of Minnesota have prompted a
watchdog organization to file a federal complaint. Recently obtained internal records reveal 4 separate incidents of
primate escapes from caging within a 2 year period at the University of
Minnesota. Other incidents include squeeze cage apparatus being sprung
on one monkey by another. Other serious issues at the University of Minnesota reveal
substantial incidents of self-destructive behavior by primates inside
the labs of researcher Marilyn Carroll. University records state: “NHP
(non-human primate) was observed by LACT ripping hair from the armpit
area and chewing on the fur, each time he would grab a tuft of hair he
would vocalize.” “It is clear that primates in the labs at the University of Minnesota
are out of control,” said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., Executive Director,
SAEN. “The monkeys are running loose across the tops of the cages,
springing devices on each other, and ripping out their own hair. They
have clearly lost their minds.” Documents obtained through the state public records act reveal
multiple incidents of escapes, self-mutilation, and psychologically
abnormal behavior by University of Minnesota primates. SAEN, national research watchdog organization has filed a complaint
against the University of Minnesota with the United States Department of
Agriculture requesting an immediate investigation. “The animals in this facility are clearly the victims of negligent
and abusive care,” added Budkie. “Highly invasive experiments in areas
such as drug addiction have cost them their sanity.” The documents and the Official Complaint are available upon request.
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