OHSU’s primate center is currently home to about 4,300 monkeys and has an excellent record of animal care treatment (See USDA reports). That being said, occasionally incidents occur which highlight areas that can be improved. These documents illustrate that process and how events, even smaller sized events, can result in extensive changes to the way we do things.
What are they?
Many of these reports began as email communications between veterinarian and administrators. Depending on the situation, some resulted in procedural changes.
What do they show?
In reading through the records you may notice that in some cases, such as during studies to develop new kinds of surgery and treatments, a limited number of animals have died. This is of course sad but a reality of the need for animals in research to perfect treatments before they are offered to humans and other animals in large numbers. In these cases, a limited number of animal lives have been lost to benefit countless humans and animals. |
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