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USDA Issues Warning Letter to Oregon National Primate Research Center

Critter News

PETA has filed complaints about this place for years, but it's the first warning they've actually generated. The warning cited three errors in veterinary care, including a serious 2007 incident where a pregnant monkey died when a researcher failed to notice she was having a troubled labor.

Oregon 100
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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

This morning, during the Facebook discussion, Engber writes (and the first sentence is reason alone to chime in): Bring on the PETA hotties! Actually, I didn't quit neuroscience as a result of the experiences described, but I did quit working with animals. Part V: Me and My Monkey. It "guarantees humane treatment?"