PETA calls for UW to ‘stop experimenting on endangered monkeys’ By Scarlet Hansen
This week at the University of Washington, a demonstration took place from the non-profit “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) on campus, calling the university to take action to stop experimenting on vulnerable and endangered monkeys. The university is well-known for their research programs, yet the school has been using primates as test subjects for their innovative medicines. PETA demands that the school shut down the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) for unethical treatment and abuse of multiple endangered species. A senior advisor from the primate experimentation industry quit the program after fourteen years to join PETA. This contact went on record to expose the WaNPRC for countless failed experiments resulting in the death of about 9,000 primates over the years (according to PETA). The ex-advisor described a few of the conditions faced by the monkeys such as disease, painful experimentation, receiving implantations, and no sunlight access. The article also included the perspective of the director of the WaNPRC, defending the conditions of the primates and restating the values of the program. Overall, this article is well-written and includes multiple perspectives on the concern of the endangered monkeys undergoing experiments in the UW facilities.
