ALDF Calls on the USDA to Protect the Psychological Wellbeing of Primates

One change ALDF has called for is the prohibition of cruel maternal deprivation experiments on infant non-human primates. These cruel experiments, in which infant primates are forcibly removed from their mothers and subjected to purposefully terrifying experiences, inflict overwhelming suffering and psychological damage on the newborns and are condemned by many experts.

The USDA’s own internal auditing department reported its concerns that animals used for research do not always receive “basic humane care and treatment,” underscoring the need for specific, enforceable regulations to ensure that the particularly complex biological and psychological needs of primates are being provided for.

“The intended purpose of the AWA cannot be fulfilled unless specific, enforceable threshold standards are established to promote the psychological wellbeing of primates used for experiments.” said Stephen Wells, executive director of ALDF.

ALDF’s comments are available by request.


Press Release: September 1, 2015
http://aldf.org/press-room/press-releases/animal-legal-defense-fund-calls-on-the-usda-to-protect-the-psychological-wellbeing-of-primates/

Animal Legal Defense Fund
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