The lack of punitive action, given the gravity and number of the violations, has shocked and mystified animal welfare advocates and local politicians alike
, inspectors noted seven direct non-compliances, including food deprivation, cramped living spaces, and inadequate veterinary care for ear infections and oozing wounds. Yet inspectors didn’t return as required to Cumberland for three months. In November 2021 and March 2022, inspectors documented more direct citations, but again failed to re-inspect within 14 days.that whenever the USDA believes a business is “placing the health of any animal in serious danger,” the department must notify the U.
In a seven-month undercover investigation of an Inotiv laboratory in Mount Vernon, Indiana, released on April 21, thethat dogs, primates, pigs, mice, and rats faced “prolonged, unalleviated pain” during toxicology tests before they died. I’m so sorry, lady—maybe this will be your last dose. I kind of hope it is because it’s torture at this point.The Food and Drug Administration, which approves drugs for human use, says drug companies“to discover how the drug works and whether it’s likely to be safe and work well in humans.” But the agency doesn’t mandate animal trials.
When necessary for research, the animals involved “should be cared for under strict, humane guidelines,” Pfaeffle said. Inotiv’s Indiana lab, with more than 1,300 animals, had only one full-time veterinarian between August 2021 and March 2022, according to the Humane Society’s investigation. Fewer than 50 staff were spread so thinly that basic care, such as trimming dogs’ toenails, was neglected, according to the Humane Society. Primates were left unattended in restraint chairs, and two accidentally hanged themselves, the investigator reported.