Our archives contain media articles, journal articles, court decisions, lab/government documents, and anything else that could relate to the issue of primate vivisection and vivisection generally. This is a virtual library for the public to research and understand the issue of primate research in the U.S.
SNBL Boils Monkey Alive The following three documents relate to an incident in November 2007 when the Washington lab SNBL USA left a macaque monkey in its cage when it sent it through a machine washer. The monkey was scalded to death with hot water. After a complaint, the USDA inspected, and declared that the lab had not violated any animal welfare laws. Seattle's local news station KIRO did an excellent job covering this story. Videos relevant can also be found here. HSUS Letter to Prosecutors
This is Humane Society of the United States' letter to Snohomish County prosecutors urging them to prosecute SNBL for animal cruelty.
USDA Ruling on SNBL
This is USDA's ruling which states that leaving a monkey through a cage washer and letting them scald to death does not violate federal animal welfare laws.
SNBL's history of primate abuse
SNBL has had a track record for years of violating animal welfare laws and the USDA's repeated documentation outlining these abuses have not appeared to stop their negligence and cruelty. This is a USDA document explaining that SNBL is being fined for abuses that occurred over three years and a detailed look at their specific instance of cruelty.
AP Discusses Proposed Changes to Animal Welfare Act April 6, 1986, Associated Press, by Jim Drinkard
This AP article discusses proposed changes to the federal animal welfare laws and how the vivisection lobby is/was opposed to even the most minimal welfare protections, for example, the requirement that dogs in labs be let out of their cages periodically for exercise.
The Mental Health of Primates; We're Still Needlessly Cruel to Research Animals in Our Labs September 18, 1991, Washington Post, by John Melcher
This article is written by John Melcher, the member of Congress who introduced the clause requiring that labs provide for the "psychological well-being of primates." He discucsses that six years later, labs are still ignoring this provision and he did not achieve what he hoped to accomplish by passing that amendment to the Animal Welfare Act.
Animal Regulations to Expand; USDA Agrees to Cover Care of Birds, Rodents in Research Rules October 3, 2000, Washington Post, by Rick Weiss
The Washington Post discusses that the USDA agreed to expand its regulation of animals in labs to include mice, rats, and birds. As a result of the proposed change, there was an outcry from the vivisection lobby. Unfortunately, the lobby was successful in getting the law rewritten shortly thereafter to redefine "animal" so as not to include rats, mice, and birds. These animals have never fallen under the USDA's purview.
Law Injected Into Animal Testing; Researchers Cite Obstacles if Mice, Rats, and Birds are Protected October 31, 2000, USA Today, by Dan Vergano
This article discusses how the vivisection community lobbied heavily to change the law to exclude rats, mice, and birds from protection of the federal Animal Welfare Act. This was written shortly after President Clinton signed a law delaying for a year the USDA rule that mice, rats, and birds must be covered. Shortly after this temporary delay, the exclusion was made permanent.
Reports Show Animal Welfare Violations at 3 Labs June 12, 2009, Associated Press, by Frederic Frommer
The industry frequently asserts that animal rights activists have no justifiable grounds for concern because "laws exist to ensure the humane treatment of animals in labs." Even if that were true, which it isn't, what of the multitude of labs that continue to break the law with impunity? This article discusses three more such culprits. (We would like to thank Stop Animal Exploitation Now! and praise their hard work for uncovering this information that further sheds light on the widespread abuse of animals in labs.)
Activist Resources PrimateLabs.com's Twitter Page
For frequent small updates and links to relevant news stories, check out our Twitter page. How to Use FOIA and State Open Records Laws
This was an outline for Let Live's 2009 Conference on animal rights in Portland, Oregon. It is a rough how-to guide for activists interested in making formal public records requests with government agencies to acquire information on their animal research activities. Using the Internet to Research Vivisection
This was an outline for Let Live's 2009 Conference on animal rights in Portland, Oregon. It is a rough how-to guide for activists interested in researching vivisection labs with the internet.
August 18, 2009
Several news updates on our main page recently. Stay tuned for an extensive update coming by the end of this month with more detailed information on many labs and vivisectors.
Friday July 31, 2009
A new and improved photo & video gallery is now on our site. The new gallery features newer photos at higher res, more photos, and the ability for users to submit comments/questions. If you have any photos we don't, we'd love to add them to our collection. If you have any protest pictures, send those in too, as we're currently working on a "protests" photo collection as well to compliment our "vivisection" collection.
Sunday July 26, 2009
New/updated information for vivisectors in several states: CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, TX, TN, SD, SC, RI.
Monday July 20, 2009 Fact vs. Myth section now up. Stay tuned as we debunk more myths on other topics in the coming weeks and months.
Tuesday July 14, 2009
New/updated information for vivisectors in AL, AZ, UT, VA, WA, WI.
Monday July 13, 2009
New essay, "How Like Us Need They Be?," by Rick Bogle, added to the essays section.
Wednesday July 8, 2009
More information added for Emory University, home to Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
Monday July 6, 2009 Two news articles and commentary posted regarding court settlement entered by USDA that states they must post facility reports of vivisection online for public access.
