Cleveland Clinic Warned Over Dog Death Associated Press, February 6, 2007
CLEVELAND - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it had ended its investigation of a dog's death at the Cleveland Clinic and issued a warning to the hospital.
The USDA decided a warning was sufficient because the clinic reported itself, cooperated with an inspector and has a history of compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, USDA spokesman Darby Holladay said.
A doctor induced an aneurysm in the dog Jan. 10 to demonstrate a medical device to a group of salespeople. The mixed-breed dog was anesthetized during the demonstration and had to be euthanized afterward because of the damage caused by the aneurysm.
A federal investigator concluded that the doctor requested the animal without specifying that it would be used for sales training. The clinic said the procedure wasn't authorized. The hospital bans such use of animals.
The clinic has barred the doctor, who has not been identified, from performing animal research for two years.
The USDA warned that if the clinic fails to comply with the Animal Welfare Act in the future, it will face fines and other penalties.
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.
