PLEASE SIGN & SHARE WIDELY THESE ➨ 6 PETITIONS! ►PET.1 bit.ly/1nJUShW ►PET.2 bit.ly/1la7htp ►PET.3 bit.ly/1r5E9EX ►PET.4 bit.ly/1cDSJiW ►PET.5 bit.ly/1gPiQTr ►PET.6 (*5 actions inside this link) ➨bit.ly/1fMg64T ✦ONE OF THE WORSE GRUESOME LABS IN THE USA IS:THE OREGON PRIMATE RESEARCH (ONPRC) Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) is an animal testing and laboratory primate breeding facility. ONPRC is part of the National Primate Research Center System (NPRC) of eight regional centers that test and breed primates for laboratories. ✦Pictured:Electro-ejaculation a procedure used to gather sperm from monkeys being studied for reproductive biology (a specialty of ONPRC). The sperm is collected as often as once a week from each of a dozen monkeys who are chosen for their genetic line. The rhesus monkey is strapped into a chair and metal bands are wrapped around his penis. Electrodes are attached to the bands and shocks are given to make him ejaculate. The animal is not anesthetized. The report recommended that this procedure be terminated immediately. According to Dr. Shively: It traumatizes the animal. That represents an insult to the animal that resulted in behavioral problems like an animal chewing on itself. Ive been around primate centers for almost 20 years and seen a lot, but I was shaken and upset. ✦PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (By the 4th min.):►youtu.be/7bVtI-w1BJk ✦BACKGROUND:Electro-ejaculation Between 1991 and 2000, Jaws, a 21 year old Rhesus monkey, underwent penile electro-ejaculation 241 times, not including multiple attempts in the same session (the procedure is done until the animal ejaculates). This method was discovered through human torture techniques. Donor monkeys are often fitted with aluminum collars so that technicians can handle them without being injured. Although Jaws had been through this procedure many times, he can be heard screeching in protest. (See also Inside Monkey Labs video). According to Martin Stevens of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): It sounds like some nightmare out of Planet of the Apes. Theres got to be a better way. In at least one instance, a monkey providing quality sperm, remained a donor in spite of being a danger to himself and technicians. In November of 1999, staff veterinarian Dr. Steven Kelley wrote to Dr. Gwen Maginnis requesting the removal of a monkey from the electro-ejaculation pool after he attacked technicians. He was kept in the pool for 3 more months and 9 more procedures.. ➨ PLEASE READ THE SHIVELY REPORT: In September of 2000, Dr. Carol Shively, professor of pathology and psychology at Wake Forest University Medical School, was hired by ONPRC to assess the psychological well-being of its monkeys. Her report is one of the few known instances of a primate researcher engaging in unsparing, documented criticism of colleagues. In December of 2000, the Willamette Weekly learned of her report and requested a copy under the Oregon open records law. After repeated requests to OHSU attorney Janet Billups, the report was released on March 7, 2001. Shortly after, the center (which received 90% of its funding from federal agencies), blocked access to its facilities and officials. OHSU president and board members refused to comment or return calls, as did Lesley Hallick, OHSUs provost and vice president of research. The NIH, which funds the center, also refused to comment. According to her report, the center produces behaviorally aberrant monkeys and is out-of-touch with advances in primate handling and care. Among other things, it faults electro-ejaculation, a procedure used to gather sperm from monkeys being studied for reproductive biology (a specialty of ONPRC). The sperm is collected as often as once a week from each of a dozen monkeys who are chosen for their genetic line. The rhesus monkey is strapped into a chair and metal bands are wrapped around his penis. Electrodes are attached to the bands and shocks are given to make him ejaculate. The animal is not anesthetized. The report recommended that this procedure be terminated immediately. According to Dr. Shively: It traumatizes the animal. That represents an insult to the animal that resulted in behavioral problems like an animal chewing on itself. Ive been around primate centers for almost 20 years and seen a lot, but I was shaken and upset. OHSU conceded only that the procedure caused momentary pain and distress. So, the newspaper filed another public-records request for the records of 13 monkeys regularly subjected to this procedure. The records revealed a total of 49 instances of reported self-injurious behavior, including monkeys who bit themselves and banged their heads against their cages. One monkey bit his genitals and another drank his own urine. In a meeting between Dr. Shively and ONPRCs associate director, Micheal Conn:He said hed never seen the procedure but that hed heard that the monkeys found it pleasurable. A previous USDA inspection that year had found two monkeys with thermal burns on their penises. However, the no action was taken except to encourage (the center) to consider doing it another way. ONPRC also lags behind modern practices in primate housing. The majority of primates used for studies are housed in isolation in single cages. According to Dr. Shively, there is no scientific reason for this. Again, the newspaper filed a public records request which revealed 236 of reported self injuries; predominately between 1998 and 2000. Five monkeys had bitten themselves so severely that fingers were amputated. Two monkeys had double amputations. Three monkeys were being administered anti-depressants and Naltrexone, a drug commonly prescribed to heroin addicts. ►About ONPRC here their website:ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/onprc/about/index.cfm ►For Facility Reports and Information go to all-creatures.org/saen/or/res-fr-or-ohsu.html (CEO is my friend Michael Budkie) ✦Please spread these infos & petitions by sharing the page thx ! ✦✦https://facebook/StopAnimalTestingVivisectionTz Thank you ~Tony Zadel,Copyright(©)-
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:09:28 +0000
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