People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
July 2014
A brave whistleblower has provided PETA with disturbing evidence that callous employees in a federally funded laboratory at Princeton University recently placed at least one marmoset monkey in a small plastic ferret exercise ball and rolled the ball through the corridors of the laboratory to torment the terrified monkey for their own amusement.
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If you would like to do more for the marmosets, tell Princeton that you would like to see these animals moved to an accredited sanctuary.
Sign an online petition here.
And/or better yet, make direct contact:
Christopher L. Eisgruber
Office of the President
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
08544 USA
phones (609) 258-6100 and (609) 258-6101
A brave whistleblower has provided PETA with disturbing evidence that
callous employees in a federally funded laboratory at Princeton University
recently placed at least one marmoset monkey in a small plastic ferret
exercise ball and rolled the ball through the corridors of the laboratory to
torment the terrified monkey for their own amusement.
Marmosets are small, fragile primates who are very easily stressed by being
handled, and this cruel stunt was no doubt terrifying and could have caused
serious injuries.
The whistleblower also alleges that staff in this laboratory routinely
handle the small monkeys roughly, causing them to bite employees, and have
even allowed them to escape from their cages, putting them at risk of
harming themselves and others. PETA has filed a complaint with federal
authorities and called for fines and revocation of funding. Princeton has a
disturbing history of mistreating marmosets and other animals.
The laboratory in which the recent incidents occurred has received more than
$2.3 million dollars in taxpayer money from the National Institutes of
Health since 2007.
Marmosets naturally live in rich forests and spend their time high in trees
among family groups spanning three generations. At Princeton, they are
locked in cages and used for experiments on vocalization
coordination—something that could be studied in monkeys in the wild without
subjecting them to the fear, distress, and confinement of a laboratory.
Please join PETA and call on Princeton to make immediate plans to relocate
the marmosets to an accredited sanctuary, where they can live in a safe,
more natural environment and be treated with the care, dignity, and respect
that they deserve.
Princeton's History of Cruelty
In 2011, Princeton was cited for failing to give adequate veterinary care to
a pregnant marmoset who was in distress and ready to give birth. Her newborn
ultimately died, and a veterinarian was not allowed to investigate the cause
of death.
The same year, Princeton was cited for an incident in which a marmoset was
injured after escaping from his cage.
In total, Princeton has been cited for 23 violations of federal animal
welfare laws in its laboratories in the last five years, including for
failing to search for alternatives to animal use, failing to provide
primates in pain with adequate veterinary care, and failing to justify
drastically restricting primates' access to drinking water.
For more about Princeton University's vivisection history, visit SAEN (Stop Animal Exploitation Now!
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