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Prepared Statements Prepared Statement regarding MPI Research Prepared Statement 4-08 MPI Research In October of 2007, SAEN released information regarding extreme
animal abuse and neglect underway at the facilities of MPI Research near
Kalamazoo, MI based on information provided by a whistleblower. Whenever
we have dealt with whistleblowers in the past once the initial
information was released, and everything was passed on to federal
authorities, the situation ended. However, the situation with MPI is
different. Since our initial release of information, we have been
contacted by no less than 4 more past and/or present employees of MPI.
Some of the statements regarding MPI include: “On a daily basis, it was a literal Holocaust on animals, and I
couldn’t leave MPI soon enough. I was never so depressed in my life, and
my personal guilt for having any association with such cruel practices
in the name of research was and is nearly unbearable.” “Falsification of data happens all the time . . . and I have seen
people let sick animals go on sick when they should have taken out vet
consults but I think the truth is there isn't enough staff.” The issues raised by the new whistleblowers regard falsification of
records involving the origin of the primates used at MPI, who reportedly
came from the Covance Corporation. According to the whistleblowers it
was readily apparent that primates labeled as captive bred were really
wild caught. For example, necropsies on these animals revealed metal
pellets, from the animals being shot at, which we would assume would
never happen with captive bred animals. Other potential falsifications
involved the age of the primates, which has the potential to invalidate
many research studies. Also, primates are allegedly being used before
quarantine periods are completed, potentially risking the health of the
staff at MPI. We have also been told that in many instances the researchers at MPI
refuse to euthanize animals in drug studies virtually no matter what
condition they are in. Dogs and even young puppies suffer from severely
prolapsed rectums in blood-smeared cages. Rats endure teeth so severely
overgrown that the roofs of their mouths are pierced, and they bleed
from their noses and eyes. This information will also be forwarded to
the USDA, as well as the USFWS regarding potential malfeasance by both
MPI and the Covance Corporation.
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