Exotic Incident #1523
Incident Date:
06/23/2011
Location:
Lafayette, LA - USA
Facility Name:
University of Louisianna New Iberia Research Center
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Rhesus Monkeys
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
University of Louisianna Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center violated a Federal regulation in connection with the deaths of three Rhesus monkeys, a May 31 report by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service alleges.
The Rhesus monkeys, all one to two year old yearlings, died after they were “accidentally blocked” in a chute connecting two outdoor cages. The USDA report states that the 3 monkeys’ bodies had begun to decompose inside the enclosed metal chute, “…therefore they had been trapped for some time and not properly monitored…” indicating that the NIRC did not follow Animal Welfare Act regulations.
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