Chimpanzee Research Center Gets Served

July 2008

PETA filed a complaint against the University of Texas’ Michael E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine & Research, a chimpanzee research center that allowed six chimpanzees to escape over a five-month period, including a chimpanzee named Tony who was shot and killed. In response to the complaint, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined the careless facility nearly $3,000 for violating proper animal handling regulations.