UW Hears PETA! Irradiated Monkey’s Suffering to End; Experiment Suspended

For Immediate Release:
August 29, 2024

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Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382

Please see the following statement from PETA primate scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding the decision today by the University of Washington (UW) to euthanize a monkey who, weeks after being irradiated nearly to death by UW experimenter Fritzie Arce-McShane, has lost all quality of life. Arce-McShane willfully and repeatedly violated her approved protocol and deceived veterinary staff. This decision follows PETA’s request to the university last week to stop the study.

PETA is relieved that the University of Washington listened to our plea and removed this suffering, irradiated monkey from Fritzie Arce-McShane’s hands. The other six monkeys in her laboratory are safe from her for now, as her use of monkeys has currently been halted, but she can’t be trusted and should be barred permanently from having any contact with animals. UW could end the suffering of all monkeys in its possession by closing down the Washington National Primate Research Center now.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.