Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is Fined for Monkey Deaths, but Will $2,600 Matter?
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In what is apparently an unusual move, the US Department of Agriculture earlier this year fined Bristol-Myers Squibb for violating the Animal Welfare Act after the deaths of two monkeys in its laboratories. The fine was just disclosed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which filed a complaint with the agency last year after a whistleblower provided information about lab conditions. The deaths had previously been reported. In one case, a macaque was left unattended while restrained during a medical procedure, although the cause of death was not known. In the other case, a macaque was left in a case that was being sanitized, but remained locked inside when the cage was moved to a washroom and submerged in near-boiling water.
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In what is apparently an unusual move, the US Department of Agriculture earlier this year fined Bristol-Myers Squibb for violating the Animal Welfare Act after the deaths of two monkeys in its laboratories. The fine was just disclosed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which filed a complaint with the agency last year after a whistleblower provided information about lab conditions. The deaths had previously been reported. In one case, a macaque was left unattended while restrained during a medical procedure, although the cause of death was not known. In the other case, a macaque was left in a case that was being sanitized, but remained locked inside when the cage was moved to a washroom and submerged in near-boiling water.
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