Bone fractures, chemical
overdoses, death, euthanasia — all these
tragedies and more have befallen the poor animals
imprisoned and experimented upon at the sprawling
Altasciences Co. animal research facility just north of
Seattle, Washington. Monkeys and pigs held against
their will there have endured horrible conditions,
including bone breakingly-rough treatment by staff as
well as veterinarian neglect, often leading to death.
So far, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has discovered four
"critical violations" at the corporation's 29-acre
facilities, but animal rights experts suspect there's
even more we don't know yet.
In
one known case, a staff member attempted to force a
monkey to endure yet another procedure, but the
desperate, terrified creature resisted. So the staff
member restrained the monkey harder, until they
broke the monkey's arm. For one injured pig, staff
didn't even notice, diagnose, or treat its fracture for
15 days, leaving the animal in pain for upwards of
two weeks. All this pain and suffering
was entirely preventable and needless. But
Altasciences clearly treats its captive animals as
disposable things without feelings or needs. This firm
cannot be trusted with the lives and wellbeing of any
more animals in the future. Sign the petition to demand
the USDA step in and end the mistreatment of animals at
Altasciences
labs!
