USA/Hurricane Sandy: 10,000 Animals Left to Die in NYU Lab

November 27, 2012

Hurricane Sandy killed humans and animals alike. But 10,000 of Sandy’s victims clearly did not have to die. They were animals who were left to drown in New York University basement laboratories.

John Pippin, M.D., PCRM’s director of academic affairs and a former animal researcher, wrote to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to ask that NYU be investigated for its failure to adhere to basic provisions of the Animal Welfare Act. You can read Dr. Pippin’s letter below.

Many of the cruelties of animal laboratories are well-known...

Source: Hurricane Sandy: 10,000 Animals Left to Die in NYU Lab
Author: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Link: Examples of Severe Animal Suffering in Laboratories
Link: More Animal Welfare Problems at UCSF