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Macaque PWc2 at Yerkes dies at the hands of untrained employees. Emory fined $15,000. Yerkes cited AGAIN for failing to properly train its employees. PWc2 a Macaque at Yerkes died on June 23, 2006. USDA records tell us Yerkes violated their own Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) rules and failed to:"have the IACUC of the reserach facility approve a modification in a protocol prior to its use, in violation of section 2.31(c)(7) of the regulations (9 C.F.R. 2.31(c)(7))." The USDA also informs us that PWc2's death was a willful violation of Yerkes and Emory by (1) failing to ensure all scientists, technicians and other personnel involved were properly trained (2) failed to ensure adequate veterinarian care from having improperly labeled equipment. The APHIS inspection report concerning PWc2's death notes: 'poorly labeled equipment contributed to the anesthetic death of animal PWc2. Laboratory equipment utilized in animal studies must be properly labeled and maintained....' "Death of a macaque (PWc2) occurred due to equipment that was incorrectly assembled. Recent construction in the area and new employees are contributing factors to this indicent. All personnel handling animals must be properly trained and familiar with equipment involved in conducting a study. Appropriate training and instruction must be made available prior to conduction animal activity." Read the USDA inspection report Primate Freedom Project will be following-up on this incident more and will keep our members informed. Read the USDA Complaint & Decision against Emory/Yerkes Emory was fined $15,000 for this incident and their continual failure to provide a clean facility. For an institution that received millions from your tax dollars every year, this amount is nothing---especially since it's the taxpayers who are actually paying this fine and not those who 'willfully violated' the rules. Animal care, animal cruelty, animal protection and other sweet sounding phrases are a joke at Emory and a smokescreen to confuse the uninformed.
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