THE US Department of Agriculture is looking into claims that monkeys and chimpanzees are being mistreated at a major research laboratory.
These claims stem from an by the Humane Society of the United States into the , part of the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. The centre does research for pharmaceutical companies and the National Institutes of Health. The Humane Society alleges that animals are in 鈥渆xtreme psychological distress鈥� due to cramped housing and rough handling, and that some animals have been self-harming.
鈥淭he animals are in 鈥榚xtreme psychological distress鈥� due to cramped housing and poor handling, it is alleged鈥�
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University of Louisiana officials say that the centre often undergoes outside review and has passed all recent assessments. The , a lobby group based in Washington DC, is reserving judgment until after the inquiry.