{"id":756088,"date":"2019-02-01T09:39:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=756088"},"modified":"2019-02-01T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:39:49","slug":"animal-rights-group-sues-uc-davis-demanding-videos-of-alleged-abuse-of-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=756088","title":{"rendered":"Animal rights group sues UC Davis, demanding videos of alleged abuse of monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our taxes are being used to terrorize infant monkeys. They are obligated under the law to release this video footage, and are fighting it because they apparently don\u2019t want the public to see these monkeys\u2019 misery.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NANETTE ASIMOV:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;An animal rights group has sued UC Davis and the University of California to try and force the campus to release video footage and photographs of monkey experiments the group says must be made public under state law. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says that papers published by researchers at UC Davis\u2019 Primate Research Center suggest that they separated infant monkeys from their mothers, isolated them in cages, and subjected them to stressful situations \u2014 including forcing them to watch videos of aggressive monkeys&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>In its suit filed in Yolo County Superior Court, PETA argues that public interest in the videos, photos and documentation is significant, and that they are \u201ccritical to understanding the nature of UC Davis\u2019 primate experimentation program.\u201d \u201cOur tax dollars are being used to terrorize infant monkeys, and UC Davis is trying to keep it secret,\u201d Kathy Guillermo, PETA\u2019s senior vice president, said in a statement. \u201cThe university is obligated under the law to release this video footage, and they\u2019re fighting it because they apparently don\u2019t want the public to see these monkeys\u2019 misery.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>PETA says it began requesting five years of video footage, photos and indexes of such visual records in late 2017, citing its right under the California Public Records Act to view the material. UC Davis provided 17 minutes of footage, including 10 minutes showing a monkey alone in a steel cage looking for a way out. But the campus cited a \u201cresearcher\u2019s privilege\u201d in declaring that\u2019s all it had to supply&#8217;.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/news\/article\/Animal-rights-group-sues-UC-Davis-demanding-13559986.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2XioWDHtX8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NANETTE ASIMOV: &#8216;An animal rights group has sued UC Davis and the University of California to try and force the campus to release video footage and photographs of monkey experiments the group says must be made public under state law. 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