Federal animal welfare citations are once again drawing scrutiny to UC Davis’ primate research center, renewing a heated debate over how animals are treated in university laboratories.
What happened?
After the latest federal animal welfare citations, PETA renewed its demand that UC Davis close its primate research center, according to the Davis Vanguard.
The group said the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the university for “three violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, including the escape of three mice, one of whom died, and for locking monkeys in cages far too small.”
Calling it a repeat problem, Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA’s chief science adviser for primate experimentation, said, “This is the second time this year that UC Davis has been busted for cramming monkeys into cages even smaller than the minimum federal regulation allows.”…