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UF Labs Accused of Animal Negligence

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

An animal rights group has filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture against the University of Florida.  

The complaint filed by Eleventh Hour for Animals alleges a “culture of negligence” in UF’s handling of lab animals, the Gainesville Sun reports.  The complaint stems from the euthanizing of a macaque monkey in 2010.

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