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PETA: 'Return Grant Money'
National Institute Of Health Receives Additional Complaints Against UConn
Jessica Silber
Issue date: 9/14/07 Section: News
Following these inspections, PETA has made three requests of the NIH: that the UConn Health Center return the grant money given, that the NIH consider revoking the Health Center's permission to conduct animal experiments, and to further investigate what Goodman calls the "culture of noncompliance," or the continuous violations by dozens of schools and organizations.
In a similar case of animal research involving the University of Washington, the NIH responded to complaints by declaring, "consistent with applicable NIH grants policy, the National Eye Institute has determined that grant funds may not be used to support unauthorized research activities."
For this reason, taking the same course of action at UConn "seemed like a promising avenue," Goodman said. "We're just asking them to do their job. NIH is the steward of public funds. This is taxpayers' money and it's being squandered, used for cruel, illicit experiments."
Contact Jessica Silber at Jessica.Silber@UConn.edu
In a similar case of animal research involving the University of Washington, the NIH responded to complaints by declaring, "consistent with applicable NIH grants policy, the National Eye Institute has determined that grant funds may not be used to support unauthorized research activities."
For this reason, taking the same course of action at UConn "seemed like a promising avenue," Goodman said. "We're just asking them to do their job. NIH is the steward of public funds. This is taxpayers' money and it's being squandered, used for cruel, illicit experiments."
Contact Jessica Silber at Jessica.Silber@UConn.edu
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Neil Seigel
posted 9/14/07 @ 9:47 AM EST
Bravo Justin Goodman! We need more people in the world like you who are willing to take evil head on in this messed-up world. You brought Waitzman to justice, and if the NIH will do it's job by forcing him to return his grant money then the animals will have justice too. (Continued…)
Steve
posted 10/04/07 @ 10:54 AM EST
Yes Bravo Justin. Too bad you didnt step in when PETA killed the 31 dogs from the shelter in virginia and then dumped their carcasses in the the local dumpster. (Continued…)
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