UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-PRIMATE EXPERIMENTS-ACTION ALERT

The University of California, Davis imprisons over 7600 primates including
rhesus monkeys and titi monkeys. The animals at this facility suffer
terribly in experiments which subject them to infectious diseases, and other
highly invasive procedures. These procedures include confining primates to
restraint chairs with heads bolted in place and extended periods of water
deprivation.

The health and well-being of primates at this facility are clearly very bad
based on information from UC Davis primate health care records. Postmortems
for 404 primates show 117 diagnoses of colitis, and inanition – a bodily
condition resembling starvation – was diagnosed 108 times. Dehydration is
noted 91 times. Treatment records for these animals disclose 403 instances
of traumatic injuries, including 143 amputations. There were 387 wounds, 221
bites, 70 abrasions, and 40 fractures.

The primates at this facility are so severely stressed that they often
engage in self destructive behavior. UC Davis Health Care records reveal
the shocking truth:

Primate 27432 -- The necropsy states: “The cutaneous lesions were
consistent with clinical diagnosis of self trauma.” This primate was
handled for cage moves, clinical treatments, serum samples, etc. 323 times
in 14 years and seven months of life span. Self injury is never mentioned
until the necropsy report which lists self trauma. It was never noticed.

Primate 30805 is listed with a finger amputation on Jan 6 2003 and in July
2003. But, then there are no mentions of injuries from July 2003 – through
death in Jan of 2008, a period of 5 years. At death this primates is
described as: “The animal is presented in good flesh with severe traumatic
injuries (self-inflicted) on all limbs.” There is no mention of injuries
for the 4 ½ years from July 2003 – death in Jan of 2008. Clearly, this is
inadequate observation.

Primate 33659 is described at necropsy: “The animal is presented in good
flesh with multiple, mostly healed or healing cutaneous lacerations. . . .
(self-trauma) .” In the entire clinical record there is no mention of
lacerations, or treatments for lacerations.

Primate 34975 The necropsy for this animal states: “There are multiple
(self-inflicted) cutaneous abrasions/laceratio ns. (self-trauma) .”
Injuries are never mentioned in clinical record.

Primate 35297 The necropsy states: “The animal is presented thin with
multiple (self-inflicted) cutaneous lacerations.” “Skin self-inflicted
injury.” Other than a mention of “lip inflammation, traumatic agent” in
August of 2007 there is no mention of injuries.

Primate 35927 The necropsy states: “The animal is presented thin with
multiple cutaneous abrasions/laceratio ns (self-injurious behavior).” There
are no mentions of injuries during the entire lifetime of this animal.

Primate 27257 The necropsy states: “The animal is presented in good flesh
with severe musculotaneous trauma to the right arm and the right side of the
face.” “Body as a whole traumatic abnormality (bite wounds).” The
clinical
record states on 6/3/98 “chronic intermittent upper extremity self
mutilation” However, despite the fact that this animal has an issue with
self-inflicted injuries, the records reveal no mentions of treatments or
even that injuries were noticed, for a ten year period. IN fact, the
injuries are first mentioned at necropsy.

Please go to our Animal Abuser of the week page to contact two UC Davis
Researchers, Kenneth Britten and Gregg Recanzone to protest the abusive
practices used in their experiments. Britten:
http://www.all- creatures. org/saen/ ca/res-fr- ca-ucd-britten. html
http://www.all- creatures. org/saen/ ca/res-fr- ca-ucd-britten. html

Recanzone:
http://www.all- creatures. org/saen/ ca/res-fr- ca-ucd-grant- app-recanzone- 2004.html


We have also filed a complaint with the USDA regarding these animals. You can
see the complaint at:
http://all-creature s.org/saen/ articles- let-usda- 20090115. html

You can also read about the UC Davis primates in article form at:
http://www.all- creatures. org/saen/ articles- ca-ucd-20090115. html
http://www.all- creatures. org/saen/ articles- ca-ucd-20090115. html

We have contacted the Chancellor of the University of California, Davis to
demand the right to inspect their primate facilities. Our letter is posted
at: http://all-creature s.org/saen/ articles- let-ca-ucd- 20090115. html

Please contact him to add your voice to ours:
Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef
(530) 752-2065
Fax: (530) 752-2400

Mrak Hall, Fifth Floor
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616