Click on the image above to view undercover footage shot by a PETA investigator at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Scene 1 (October 29, 2003)

Researcher: Koller
This tiny female mouse from cage 252444 was sickly as a result of having been weaned too early in violation of policy.

Scene 2 (April 18, 2003)

Researcher: Weissman
This nude mouse in cage 218164 had been implanted with a large tumor that was deeper in color than the rest of his skin, a sign of impending ulceration.

Scene 3 (March 1, 2003)

Researcher: French
This nude mouse had been implanted with bilateral tumors, was castrated, and underwent surgery to have a previously implanted testosterone pellet removed from his hip. The incision in the mouse’s delicate skin was not effectively sealed after surgery, leaving the animal with an open wound.

Scene 4 (May 12, 2003)

Researcher: Koller
This mouse in cage 230407, who a veterinarian determined was unable to urinate because his penis was missing, had been left to suffer from swollen genitals without veterinary care for more than five months.

Scene 5 (May 20, 2003)

Researcher: Morrow
A research technician violates federal regulations by decapitating two fully conscious rats using a guillotine with a blade so dull that the animals’ necks have to be chopped more than once before their heads are severed. (Listen carefully to hear the guillotine’s lever being forcefully pulled down onto the animals’ necks twice.)

Scene 6 (April 15, 2003)

Researcher: Koller
A graduate student violates federal regulations by cutting off sections of the tails of unanesthetized mice with cosmetic scissors, while at the same time amputating the animals’ toes for identification purposes.

Scene 7 (April 21, 2003)

PETA’s investigator informs her supervisor that she has witnessed a member of Koller’s lab violating policy by amputating animals’ toes for identification purposes. The supervisor coerces the investigator to change her verbal report to him, “Stick to the script … I just can’t be hearing this—you know that, right?” He then grows agitated and insists, “Don’t worry about that crap. Trust me. It’s more political BS than you want to get your hands into.”

Scene 8 (October 31, 2003)

Researcher: Koller
Referring to the tendency of one researcher who has received large grants to break rules and get away with it, a research technician declares, “Bev[erly Koller] is slick … she has ways of working the system.”