(This story has been updated with comments from OHSU.)
Two animal rights groups sent written complaints to government agencies today, alleging that the committee overseeing the Oregon National Primate Research Center is overstaffed with members who work for the center, which if true is a violation of the Animal Welfare Act of 1966.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine each sent two complaints, one to the National Institutes of Health and another to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, two federal agencies that regulate animal research…