• Leaked documents reveal heavily fined lab sought exemption from cruelty laws 7 Feb 2012
• Government Reports Confirm Mass Murders at Lovelace Lab; Watchdog group files Federal Complaint & Demands LRRI Tour 25 Jan 2012
• Bristol Myers NJ Lab Boils Monkey Alive in Cage Washer; Watchdog Group calls for Federal Fine 18 Jan 2012
• USDA cites Fort Collins Lab for Negligent deaths of 3 dogs; Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Fine and Accuses lab of Cover-up 13 Jan 2012
• USDA cites Harvard' Primate Center for Another Negligent Death; Watchdog Group Again Calls for Federal Fine as Death Toll reaches 9 10 Jan 2012
• Cleveland Lab Drowns Monkey in Toxic Chemicals; Dog Dies without anesthesia; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine 9 Jan 2012
• Watchdog group names 'Lethal Labs List' 29 Dec 2011
• Whistleblower Reveals Epidemic at Primate Products 15 Nov 2011
• Covance Boils Rabbit Alive and causes Traumatic Injuries to Primates; Watchdog Group calls for Multiple Federal Fines 28 Nov 2011
• Feds Cite Sharp Vet Lab for Dozens of Dog and Cat Deaths; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine 2 Nov 2011
• Drug Companies cause more pain than Defense Industry; Watchdog Group Criticizes Painful Animal Experiments 31 Oct 2011
• Five Worst U.S. Primate Laboratories as of October 2011 19 Oct 2011
• Princeton Hit with Official Warning by USDA; New Citation issued for Primate Escape; Watchdog Group Denounces ‘Warning’ as “Slap on the Wrist” 10 Oct 2011
• University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Starves a dozen muskoxen; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine 10 Oct 2011
• USDA cites Michigan lab for 4 fatalities; Watchdog Group Calls for "Major Fine" 9 Sep 2011
• USDA Cites Harvard for second negligent Primate Death in 13 months; Watchdog Group Demands Federal Fine and Grant Recall 15 Aug 2011
• USDA Cites Vanderbilt for Illegal surgeries; Watchdog asks for refund of federal grant monies 3 Aug 2011
• UCLA research program rocked by federal law violations, and refusal to allow USDA inspectors to investigate - 21 Jul 2011
• USDA Cites New Iberia lab in Negligent Deaths of 3 Monkeys: Watchdog Group Calls for Fine and New Investigation - 22 Jun 2011
• Watchdog Group Files Official Complaint Against University of Rochester; Demands Fine for Intentional Monkey Starvation - 17 Jun 2011
• USDA Cites University of Rochester for Starving Primates; Watchdog Group To Monitor Lab - 15 Jun 2011
• Lovelace lab Fined $21,750 for Federal Violations; Watchdog Group Applauds fine - Hopes for Further Penalties in Recent Dog Deaths - 10 Jun 2011
• Princeton again hit with Multiple Federal violations for Monkey Experiments; Watchdog Group Demands Fine and Project Halt by USDA - 10 Jun 2011
• Illegal Experiments at UT Knoxville endanger dogs; Watchdog Group Demands Fine - 8 Jun 2011
• University of California, M.I.T., Harvard primate testing targeted in graphic ad on CNN, Fox News, Animal Planet and other cable networks, says research watchdog - 26 Apr 2011
• Santa Cruz biotech lab firm targeted; Research watchdog group says it has evidence of massive federal violations, photos of sick animals - 18 Apr 2011
• Federal Investigation Cites SRI lab in Multiple Animal Deaths; Watchdog Group Demands $50,000 Fine - 4 Mar 2011
• 24,429 Animals Suffer from Illegal Activity by Labs; U.S. Labs Break the law 3 Times A day - 17 Feb 2011
• Lansing lab named to "Most Painful" List; Over 7000 animals suffer without pain relief at local lab - 9 Feb 2011
• Dozens of Animals slaughtered at Iowa Research Lab; Watchdog Group Demands Severe Federal Penalties - 27 Jan 2011
• 10 Dec 2010 - Watchdog Group Uncovers Negligent Deaths at SRI; Demands USDA Investigation and Inspector General Audit
• 29 Nov 2010 - Watchdog Group Discloses Leaked MPI Research Records; Demands USDA Investigation and Inspector General Audit
• 19 Oct 2010 - Federal Complaint filed Against Harvard for Electric Shock Experiment; Group Names Charles River, Harvard, MIT, McLean to ’Worst Labs’ List
• 5 Oct 2010 - Group Demands OIG Audit of USDA regarding 3 Monkey Deaths and Filing of Fraudulent Reports at TX lab
• 22 Sep 2010 - Research Watchdog Group Calls for Federal Probe of Southwest Foundation; Reports Reveal Multiple Negligent Deaths at Future Home of Alamogordo Chimps
• 6 Sep 2010 - Major protest set Tuesday at Miami research laboratory after leaked photos reveal horrific conditions; Federal officials confirm investigation, watchdog group says
• 2 Sep 2010 - USDA Cites Brown as Animals Die in Surgical Demonstration; Primate Goes Thirsty for Three Days; Group Demands Fine
• 30 Aug 2010 - Leaked photos show 'Frankenstein-like' gruesome wounds to small primates at Miami research lab; Watchdog group files federal complaint
• 25 Aug 2010 - USDA Fines Vanderbilt in 6 Animal Deaths; Lab Continues to break law
• 2 Aug 2010 - USDA Cites Harvard as Primate Found Dead in Cagewasher; Watchdog Group Demands Inspection Tour of Primate Center
• 27 Jul 2010 - Botched Surgery Kills Dog at UMDNJ; Princeton hit with Multiple Federal violations USDA Issues Damning Reports
• 23 Jul 2010 - University of Louisville Negligence Kills Rabbits; USDA issues Federal Citations
• 23 Jul 2010 - Wake Forest University Negligence Kills 21 Rabbits; USDA issues Federal Citations
• 23 Jul 2010 - UF Negligence Breaks back of Rabbit and Boils Rat pups in Sterilizer; Federal Citations Issued
• 28 Jun 2010 - Five arrested after activists block entrance to Oregon research laboratory; facility has killed primates, wasted tax money
• 22 Jun 2010 -  AZA Accreditation at Topeka Zoo
• 1 Jun 2010 - Yale Lab Negligence Burns Baboons, Allows Primate Escapes, & Kills Hamsters; Federal Citations Issued
• 26 May 2010 - Watchdog Group calls for new Federal Probe of KU; KU Medical Center implicated in Monkey Dehydration Deaths
• 14 May 2010 - UI Lab Negligence Kills Animal & Causes Severe Illnesses; Federal Citations Issued
• 22 Apr 2010 - Watchdog Group Outraged by Elephant Sale to San Antonio Zoo
• 21 Apr 2010 - Young Primate Freezes to Death at Southwest Foundation; USDA Issues Citations
• 9 Apr 2010 - Watchdog Group Calls for Special Investigation as hapless USDA allows animals to be torn apart in SC lab
• 9 Mar 2010 - Death Toll Reaches 66 as Negligence Epidemic Spreads to Boston; Brigham & Women's Hospital Cited in Two Fatalities
• 20 Jan 2010 - Angry Activists Protest Primate Starvation Death at UW
• 20 Jan 2010 - Kitten Hung at Colorado State Lab; USDA Issues Citation
• 19 Jan 2010 - SAEN Calls for Immediate USDA Confiscation of Remaining Animals at Zoocats Kaufman County Facility While Suffering Continues
• 11 Jan 2010 - WVU Lab Negligence Kills Animal; Federal Citations Issued
• 8 Jan 2010 - Activists: Slam the Door on Charles River
• 7 Jan 2010 - Dartmouth lab charged with 12 federal violations in 5 months; Live animal found in carcass freezer
• 5 Jan 2010 - Lovelace lab charged with 9 federal violations in 1 year; Monkey dies with head trapped in cage
• 5 Jan 2010 - OHSU lab charged with 7 violations of federal law; 4 animals slaughtered through negligence
• 5 Jan 2010 - Charles River Lab Boils Primate in Cage Washer
• 5 Jan 2010 - UW lab Starves Primate to death; USDA Citations Issued
• 31 Dec 2009 - UW Continues to Violate Federal Law; NIH Funding endangered
• 20 Oct 2009 - UCSF may have to refund millions in research grant money after watchdog blows whistle on mistreatment of animals
• 19 Oct 2009 - Louisiana New Iberia research lab charged in a federal complaint with negligence, neglect leading to deaths of primates
• 8 Sep 2009 - Pain for Dogs Doubles at Huntingdon Life Sciences; Overall HLS Experimentation Drops
• 16 Jun 2009 - Reports Reveal Painful Experiments at UM; Watchdog Group calls for end to abusive experiments
• 5 Jun 2009 - Major US Labs Illegally slaughter and maim animals; USDA fails to enforce federal law
• 4 Jun 2009 - Bioreliance lab charged with 7 violations of federal law in 6 months; 19 animals slaughtered through negligence
• 1 Jun 2009 - Research industry next to meltdown, charges watchdog; urges federal probe after study shows fraud in 26 laboratories, including Harvard, University of California
• 21 Apr 2009 - Major UCLA protest against animal tests set Wednesday; controversial ad runs on CNN, Fox criticizing UCLA research
• 4 Feb 2009 - Biological warfare agent - Anthrax – used in suspended Loyola experiment gone awry; Public endangered by poor biosafety measures, warns group
• 27 Jan 2009 - Watchdog Group files federal complaint against ULL/NIRC Lab Alleging Veterinary Negligence in Deaths of 9 primates, including 3 Chimps
• 14 Jan 2009 - Watchdog files federal complaint against UC Davis, recommends halt in research after discovery of undiagnosed, self-inflicted animal injuries
• 10 Dec 2008 - Watchdog Group Releases Photos from Charles River Lab; Criticizes Stark Conditions
• 21 Jul 2008 - Loyola School of Medicine charged with 22 violations of federal law; dogs and rabbits slaughtered because of negligence at university
• 10 Jun 2008 - Scientists criticize UC Primate Experiments; Watchdog Group Demands Regents Meeting & Lab Inspection
• 5 May 2008 - Federal Violations Mounting at Texas Heart Institute; Watchdog Organization Calls for Stiff Fines
• 1 May 2008 - Spurred Monkey Maimings, Watchdog Group Demands Tour of Alpha Genesis – Files Federal Complaint
• 24 Apr 2008 - Internal Documents Expose Primate Escapes and Insanity at U of MN Research Watchdog Demands Federal Investigation
• 24 Apr 2008 - National Research Watchdog Releases Internal NDSU Documents; Calls Sheep Deaths Negligent; Demands Federal Probe
• 24 Apr 2008 - New Charges leveled by 4 MPI Whistleblowers Additional Charges Filed by watchdog group
• 24 Apr 2008 - Whistleblower reveals abuse at Alpha Genesis facilities Research Watchdog demands Federal Investigation
• 24 Apr 2008 - Research Watchdog Organization Reveals Violations in Duke Labs; Dog Starved; Monkeys Deprived of Water; Fraudulent Report Filed
• 18 Apr 2008 - World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week News Conference - Kalamazoo
• 18 Apr 2008 - World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week News Conference - Wright Patterson AFB
• 18 Apr 2008 - World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week News Conference - Detroit
• 21 February 2008 - Charles River Violations Mount in Monkey & Rabbit Maiming
• 19 February 2008 - Charles River Violations Mount in Monkey Maiming; Watchdog Organization Calls for Stiff Fines
• 10 February 2008 - San Antonio lab dissects Baboon while still alive, federal documents reveal; National watchdog group to disclose details at Monday briefing
• 29 January 2008 - National Research Watchdog calls NDSU Animal Deaths ‘Scandalous’ - Demands Lab Access; Launches Independent Investigation
• 26 November 2007 - Electric shocks not painful? Nationally-known labs lie to federal agencies about animal tests; USDA report ‘fraught with errors,' claims national research watchdog
• 25 October 2007 - USDA Confirms University of Washington Probe; Research Watchdog Calls for Independent Investigation of Cover-up
• 17 October 2007 - University of Washington officials accused of falsifying USDA reports in complaint
• 16 October 2007 - University of Alabama officials accused of falsifying government reports in USDA complaint
• 15 October 2007 - Vanderbilt should be fined $30,000 by USDA animal abuse and related charges
• 14 October 2007 - Consumer health endangered by MPI Research - USDA, FDA complaints filed
• 13 October 2007 - University of Pennsylvania lead U.S. in violations of federal animal welfare act
• 29 September 2007 - Emory Slapped with USDA Fine; Federal Violations Continue
• 19 September 2007 - Vanderbilt Negligence Kills laboratory animals; Federal Violations Soaring
• 16 July 2007 - Watchdog organization calls UC Davis report on charges of animal cruelty a ‘whitewash,' launches independent investigation into lab's brain experiments
• 26 June 2007 - Watchdog Organization Files Federal Complaint Against UW as Internal Reports Reveal Negligence
• 5 June 2007 - Research Watchdog Demands Probation for Harvard and Vanderbilt
• 29 May 2007 - USDA Released Deceptive Lab Animal Report, Says Watchdog Group
• 7 May 2007 - Research Watchdog Organization Releases MD Anderson Chimp Research Report; Continued use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical Research Questioned
• 3 May 2007 - National research watchdog demands inspection of 'criminal labs' at UNR and Charles River
• 22 April 2007 - UCLA Chancellor target of protest Monday; Activists say large number of research animals are subjected to experiments without anesthesia
• 12 March 2007 - Report: Violations of Federal Laws Skyrocketing as USDA Refuses to Act; Agency Complicit in Lab Scandal Says Watchdog Group
• 27 February 2007 - Research Watchdog Group Launches Investigation of UMISS Primate Experiments; Demands Access to Veterinary Records and Facility Tour
• 26 February 2007 - Research Watchdog Releases “Inside Report” on Primate Center; Demands Tour of Lab & Inspection of Records
• 23 February 2007 - Research Watchdog Releases “Inside Report” on Primate Center; Demands Tour of Lab Inspection of Records
• 13 February 2007 - Pharmaceutical/Testing Companies Among Nation’s Leaders for Federal Violations, Says Watchdog Group
• 7 February 2007 - Watchdog Names Charles River to ‘Worst Labs’ List; As Medical Experts Accuse Lab of Negligence & Incompetence
• 30 January 2007 - University of Pennsylvania Leads Nation in Violations of Federal Law, Says Research Watchdog Group
• 14 January 2007 - National Watchdog Organization Questions Source of Cleveland Clinic Dogs; Demands Federal Investigation
• 15 October 2006 - 5 Boston research labs targeted Monday as part of national protests; Dozens of federal law violations, strangulation of primate are cited
• 12 October 2006 - UW scientist hacks off head of primate subject, hides it from veterinarians; Watchdog group says it will file USDA complaint against UW
• 6 October 2006 - Animal rights activists to confront UCLA chancellor over campus abuse Monday; Follows action against researcher by underground group
• 27 September 2006 - SNBL Violating Federal Law & Murdering Primates Through Negligence – Charges Watchdog Group
• 21 September 2006 - Watchdog Organization Files Federal Complaint Against Massachusetts Lab Following Raid by Underground Animal Liberation group
• 5 September 2006 - Animal Rights Groups Schedule UCLA Press Conference
• 5 September 2006 - Clandestine attack on researcher leads to charges of invalid research, UCLA lies by animal protection coalition
• 27 June 2006 - USDA Inspection Reports Find Some U.S. Animal Laboratory Facilities Guilty of Violations of Animal Welfare Act
• 23 April 2006 - Pitt receives millions from government for research, much of it wasted, national research watchdog will charge on Monday
• 15 February 2006 - Report: Air Force Lab at Brooks Labeled ‘Most Painful’ in US
• 23 January 2006 - Leaked Documents Reveal Abuses Inside UW Labs; Internet Site to Disclose Location of UW Labs
• 7 November 2005 - Research Watchdog Organization asks for access to NIRC lab; Calls for retirement of Chimps
• 19 October 2005 - Bloody, insider photos from University of Houston will be released Wednesday; $2 million 'torture' chair used in UH labs
• 14 October 2005 - Vioxx drug scandal linked to conditions of labs at Washington University, other research facilities, say Watchdog group
• 9 August 2005 - Johns Hopkins University labs slapped with hefty $25,000 USDA fine after watchdog group files complaint
• 16 Jun 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Accuses UC Davis of 'Fraud' Over Federal Primate Center Reporting Inconsistency
• 8 June 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Files for USDA Investigation Of USF Following Whistleblower Complaint
• 7 June 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Labels UNR: ‘Worst Lab in the Nation’
• 20 May 2005 - International Activist Coalition Targets P&G in day of Protests; Local Group Spearheads US Events in 16 Cities
• 4 May 2005 - University of Iowa Breaks Federal Law; Squanders Tens of Millions on Useless Research
• 17 Apr 2005 - Despite banking billions of dollars, U.S. research labs break federal law, may invalidate critical research, says watchdog organization
• 16 April 2005 - Johns Hopkins repeatedly breaks federal laws, watchdog group will claim Sunday
• 4 April 2005 - Well-funded U.S. research labs often break federal laws, risk human health safety, according to audit released Monday
• 23 February 2005 - National Research Watchdog Organization Announces Investigation of New Iberia Facility; Initial Findings Reveal Negligence, Inadequate Veterinary Care
• 10 February 2005 - University of Iowa lying to public, charges national research watchdog group; Probe launched in wake of ALF raid
• 18 January 2005 - Public's Safety at risk, according to 'whistleblower' complaint against USDA; Watchdog calls for congressional hearings
• 24 October 2004 - Lab Watchdog Risks Arrest at San Diego Research Convention; Claims Attendees Guilty of Breaking Federal Law, Fraud
• 25 August 2004 - Monkeys scalded to death in university lab; Official complaint filed with federal agencies, UW primate center 'blacklisted'
• 23 August 2004 - Watchdog group accuses UC Davis of negligence in weekend primate deaths; calls for independent probe
• 4 August 2004 - UCSF repeatedly breaks federal laws, ranks No. 1 on list of lab lawbreakers, says watchdog; insider photos released
• 3 August 2004 - UC Davis 'lied' to federal regulators about painful animal experiments, according to official complaint
• 10 June 2004 - Madison Primate Center's high infant mortality rate cited in call for Congressional research hearings
• 2 June 2004 - 'Epidemic' Sweeping Oregon Primate Center, Hundreds of Infant Monkeys Dead, Charges Watchdog Group
• 27 May 2004 - Animal Protection Groups Ask Nepal to Not Sell Primates to UW Because of High Animal Death Rate
• 19 April 2004 - PITT Research Labs Break Federal Laws Often, Make '10 Most Wanted' List in U.S., Watchdog Group Charges
• 3 December 2003 - More Charges Against Johns Hopkins Research Labs; Animal Deaths ‘Negligent’ Says Research Watchdog Group
• 13 November 2003 - As University of Wisconsin Yields to Activist Pressure, USDA Confirms Investigation
• 30 October 2003 - Official Complaint Filed Against University of Wisconsin Over Deaths Of Primates In 'Painful' Experiments
• 28 October 2003 - Harvard, Wisconsin Labs Accused Of 'Lying' To USDA Over Use Of Animals In 'Painful' Experiments
• 24 October 2003 - U.S. Research Labs Targeted In Coast-to-Coast 'Primate Liberation Week' Protests
• 12 June 2003 - Bungled Experiments, Negligence Lead to Violations of Law, Deaths By U.S. Research Universities
• 20 May 2003 - Embattled Northwestern Researchers Subject of Another USDA Complaint; Cites Cruelty to More Primates
• 21 April 2003 - NIH Audit: University Labs Wasting Billions Of Dollars
• 12 February 2003 - Research Labs Under Reported Primate Use, Broke Law, Says National Watchdog Group
• 16 January 2003 - USDA Files False Report With Congress Regarding Laboratory Animal Use, Says Watchdog Group
• 13 January 2003 - PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, AND EMAIL LISTS
• 16 October 2002 - Research Watchdog Group Requests ‘Independent' Investigation After UW Glove-Eating Primate Death
• 8 October 2002 - Local, National Animal Groups Vow To 'Escalate' Pressure on P&G at Tuesday Shareholders Meeting
• 2 October 2002 - John Hopkins' Ecstasy Study Irrelevant, Harms Human Health, Says Animal Research Watchdog Organization
• 27 August 2002 - REPORT: Cannibalism, High Death Rates Plague U.S. Primate Research Laboratories, Including Wisconsin
• 26 August 2002 - Watchdog Group Monday to Call For End to Multi-Million Dollar Michigan Research Project
• 24 August 2002 - Sunday Protest Targets Michigan Researchers; National Watchdog Group Cites ‘Wasted' Research
• 5 June 2002 - Harvard, Yale Lost Animals, Filed ‘Misleading' Lab Reports with Federal Agencies, Claims Watchdog Organization
• 25 May 2002 - EUROPEAN UNION THREATENS BAN ON P & G PRODUCTS IF ANIMAL TESTED; P & G TARGETED SATURDAY FOR PROTEST
• 16 May 2002 - More Charges Against UW Research Labs; Animal Deaths ‘Suspicious' Says Research Watchdog Group
• 23 April 2002 - Cincinnati Group Releases NIH Audit - Redundant Animal Testing Costs Taxpayers $1 Million an Hour
• 26 October 2000 - Chimp Retirement Bill 'A Fraud, 'Charges Research Watchdog Group; Says NIH Playing Chimp 'Shell Game'

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