Harvard Fined $24,036 by U.S. After Research Primates Die
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Harvard Medical School was fined $24,036 for alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act related to the deaths of four primates used in research as well as several escapes and injuries of animals.
The 11 violations, which occurred between February 2011 and July 2012, included providing an animal with too much anesthesia and allowing others to become dehydrated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a document on its website today.