Response to baboon escape points to primate deaths at research facility, past violations
From 2010 to present, the USDA has required the Texas Biomedical Research Institute to make changes to various aspects of the facility's infrastructure and care for the animals.
MARIAH MEDINA: ‘PETA, one of the world’s most popular animal rights groups responded to the escape of four baboons from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute’s Southwest National Primate Research Center, pointing to past violations and primate deaths at the facility… According to a press release, the baboons are housed in an open-air enclosure that is surrounded by perimeter walls that are angled inward. The baboons rolled a 55-gallon barrel to an upright position and used it to climb out of the housing structure…
Several documents provided by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) show issues discovered during inspections of the facility by inspectors with the U.S.Department of Agriculture. From 2010 to present, the USDA has required the Texas Biomedical Research Institute to make changes to various aspects of the facility’s infrastructure and care for the animals. The facility was also required to pay a fine after it was found in violation of the Animal Welfare Act in 2011′. SOURCE…
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