EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Employees Claim 'Horrific' Treatment of Primates at Lab
And today Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilack told ABC News in a statement that "In light of the video evidence presented today, I am ordering a thorough investigation of animal welfare practices at New Iberia Research Center. If the allegations prove to be true, the American public can expect the perpetrators to be held fully accountable. I take the protection of animals very seriously, and will do my utmost to fully enforce the Animal Welfare Act."
The U.S. Humane Society is working with four U.S. congressmen to introduce a bill to ban the use of chimpanzees in invasive research and retire at least half of the 1,200 in use to sanctuaries. Some have been in labs for more than 40 years.
For more information, CLICK HERE to visit the Humane Society of the U.S. Web site.
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