University of Cambridge Animal testing on non-human primates

buav alleges monkeys left unattended 15 hours after having parts of brains removed induce strokes.

in uk, after undercover investigation in 1998, british union abolition of vivisection (buav), lobby group, reported researchers in cambridge university s primate-testing labs sawing tops off marmosets heads, inducing strokes, leaving them overnight without veterinarian care, because staff worked 9 five. experiments used marmosets first trained perform behavioral , cognitive tasks, re-tested after brain damage determine how damage had affected skills. monkeys deprived of food , water encourage them perform tasks, water being withheld 22 out of every 24 hours.

the research defence society defended cambridge s research. rds wrote monkeys anaesthetised, , appropriate pain killers given after surgery. on recovery anaesthesia, monkeys kept in incubator, offered food , water , monitored @ regular intervals until evening. allowed sleep in incubators until next morning. no monkeys died unattended during night after stroke surgery. court rejected buav s application judicial review. buav appealed.