(US/tx) Three fired over UTMB animal cruelty charge

[AnimalConcerns.org]

GALVESTON – The University of Texas Medical Branch fired three
supervisors and disciplined a researcher after its Animal Resources
Center was cited for the second time in six months for violating
federal animal welfare laws, university officials said Friday.

The disciplinary actions were made public Thursday in a letter to UTMB
employees from Cary Cooper, interim executive vice president and
provost.

UTMB officials said that the researcher was connected to four previous
violations of the Animal Welfare Act cited in an inspection by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture last September. The researcher will not
be allowed to perform research on animals for one year, officials
said.

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full story:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Three-fired-over-UTMB-animal-cruelty-charge-3586093.php

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