USDA Oversight of ONPRC
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) enforces the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations. USDA Veterinary Medical Officers (VMOs) conduct unannounced inspections of the ONPRC approximately twice each year. They may conduct unannounced inspections at any time and as frequently as they deem appropriate. During their inspections, they view animals, facilities, food supplies, medications, and research and animal care records. VMOs may inspect all animal facilities to ensure that the animals receive care compliant with the AWA. Non-compliance with the AWA may result in fines, and the USDA may confiscate animals in extreme cases of concern for welfare.
Below are links to ONPRC's inspections. You can see the full report and additional background by clicking each link.
ONPRC has shared its USDA inspection reports with the public for more than 20 years. The inspection reports include descriptions of events that led to a citation by the USDA. The table below lists the number of animals that were injured, or died, and resulted in a citation by the USDA for non-compliance with the standards. The table also includes the total number of animals of each species reported to the USDA for the annual reporting period.
| Common Name | Genus & Species | Number of Animals Involved in Citation | Total Number of Animals at ONPRC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anubis baboon | Papio Anubis | 0 | 12 |
| Cynomolgus macaque | Macaca fascicularis | 0 | 63 |
| Hamadryas baboon | Papio hamadryas | 0 | 13 |
| Japanese macaque | Macaca fuscata | 0 | 446 |
| Rhesus macaque | Macaca mulatta | 0 | 4952 |
| Squirrel monkey | Saimiri boliviensis | 0 | 4 |
August 12, 2025
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
March 4, 2025
Four non-compliant items were identified. One was classified as critical, self-reported to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, and corrected before the inspection. Two items were corrected during the inspection, and one is being remediated as approved by the USDA.
October 15, 2024
Two non-compliant items were identified and corrected prior to inspection.
May 14, 2024
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
December 11, 2023
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
September 27, 2023
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
July 19, 2023
One non-compliant item was identified during this inspection and was determined to be critical.
October 17, 2022
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
June 28, 2022
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
February 8, 2022
One non-compliant item was identified and was determined to be critical.
May 24, 2021
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
January 25, 2021
Three non-compliant items were identified, one of which was critical.
On-site inspections were suspended due to COVID infection risk.
September 10, 2019
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
March 11, 2019
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
August 6, 2018
Two non-compliant items were identified, one of which was critical.
February 5, 2018
Two non-compliant items were identified.
February 14, 2017
Four non-compliant items were identified, two of which were critical.
September 23, 2016
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
January 14, 2016
One non-compliant item was identified.
July 14, 2015
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
March 24, 2015
One non-compliant item was identified.
July 29, 2014
One non-compliant item was identified.
April 2, 2014
Four non-compliant items were identified.
August 21, 2013
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
April 24, 2013
One non-compliant item was identified.
September 5, 2012
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
February 1, 2012
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
August 16, 2011
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
January 27, 2011
One non-compliant item was identified.
June 15, 2010
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
November 18, 2009
Two non-compliant items were identified.
May 13, 2009
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
October 28-29, 2008
Three non-compliant items were identified.
June 26, 2008
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
November 26, 2007
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
August 30, 2007
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
February 15, 2007
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.
August 17, 2006
One non-compliant item was identified.
February 8, 2006
One non-compliant item was identified.
October 4, 2005
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
May 12, 2005
One non-compliant item was identified.
June 23, 2004
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
February 24, 2004
No non-compliant items were identified during this inspection.
July 7-8, 2003
No non-compliant items identified during this inspection.