LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The University of Louisiana Lafayette is the subject of a complaint regarding a shipment of monkeys from its New Iberia Research Center.
In a complaint filed Tuesday, the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals alleges that monkeys were transported to Reno, Nevada in January in violation of federal law.
The complaint asks the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the university and trucking company JKL Secure Freight after PETA allegedly obtained documents showing the monkeys were transported without valid health certificates…