In January, Stop Animal Exploitation Now asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to explore the New Iberia Research Center.
The platoon purported that nine primates died at the center in brand-new years, and that some ostensibly died from undiagnosed medical conditions. "USDA's prefatory findings call for no signify of violations of veterinary charge and monitoring of non-human primates," said Julie Simon-Dronet, a spokeswoman for the university. Simon-Dronet said USDA officials visited the center Feb. 18 and reviewed the records of the animals in question.
The officials also interviewed NIRC's manager and the origin of the center's Division of Veterinary Sciences. Jim Barrett, consumers affairs master with the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said he was not knowing of any impending or progressing investigations into the facility. Simon-Dronet said the university has also infatuated internal steps to location SAEN's allegations. A subcommittee of the university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee conducted an internal evaluate after the unit raised its concerns. The preparation findings indicated the animals' concern met standards established by the federal Animal Welfare Act, Simon-Dronet said.
She also said those findings were accepted by the brim-full committee. SAEN Executive Director Michael Budkie said USDA officials acknowledged they received his call for for an investigation, but had not contacted him further about the matter. "We haven't received anything new, and we're still waiting for information," Budkie said.
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