USDA Cites University of Utah for AWA Violations

This just in: In response to PETA’s undercover investigation of animal experiments at the University of Utah (the U) and the complaint that we filed with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U has been cited for nine violations of federal animal protection laws, including the following:

• Causing a kitten to die from dehydration
• Keeping calves restrained for days at a time without the ability to properly stand up or walk
• Failing to provide adequate pain relief to a monkey after surgery
• Failing to properly treat injuries in pigs
• Allowing extreme crowding in guinea pig cages
• Socially isolating a monkey without approval and failing to provide him with proper environmental enrichment
• Performing surgery on a rabbit’s eyes without proper approval