After National Geographic approached the USDA for comment about the facility’s history of violations and ongoing welfare problems, authorities confiscated at least 145 dogs from Envigo’s facility, according to the Humane Society of the United States
, inspectors noted seven direct non-compliances, including food deprivation, cramped living spaces, and inadequate veterinary care for ear infections and oozing wounds. Yet inspectors didn’t return as required to Cumberland for three months. In November 2021 and March 2022, inspectors documented more direct citations, but again failed to re-inspect within 14 days.
In a seven-month undercover investigation of an Inotiv laboratory in Mount Vernon, Indiana, released on April 21, thethat dogs, primates, pigs, mice, and rats faced “prolonged, unalleviated pain” during toxicology tests before they died. “to discover how the drug works and whether it’s likely to be safe and work well in humans.” But the agency doesn’t mandate animal trials.
At the Inotiv facility, the Humane Society witnessed research macaques restrained for dosing with experimental drugs and left unattended. According to the investigator's report, two primates accidentally hanged themselves.When necessary for research, the animals involved “should be cared for under strict, humane guidelines,” Pfaeffle said.But the FDA isn’t responsible for ensuring humane treatment of animals; that falls to the USDA and AAALAC.
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