AR-News: (US-pa) Animal treatment in labs up to par, Pitt says

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Pitt officials asserted that they are currently in accord with all state
regulations concerning animal welfare after Stop Animal Exploitation Now,
an Ohio-based animal rights organization, accused the University of
committing 27 state-regulation violations.

According to SAEN, the University research laboratory has violated the
Animal Welfare Act, a series of laws set by the United States Department
of Agriculture along with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

SAEN released a report, titled "Breaking the Law: Animal Care in U.S.
Labs," which looked at animal rights violations during the past three
years at 25 research laboratories. Pitt was ranked as having the ninth
highest number of violations. 
...
Michael Budkie, executive director of SAEN and author of the report, said
information gathered from USDA inspection reports described violations
that included the use of expired drugs, housing of 35-inch primates in
32-inch cages and unnecessary isolation of disease-free primates, among
others.

full story:
http://www.pittnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/06/02/40bd48fedd552

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