PETA releases videos obtained from UMass Amherst marmoset lab

PETA releases videos obtained from UMass Amherst marmoset lab

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - PETA is giving viewers a first look inside a lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that performed experiments on marmoset monkeys. PETA has been fighting to end testing on marmosets at UMass for years. Now, UMass is closing the lab, and PETA wants people to see what was happening inside. "These experiments, which, by the way, have no chance of benefitting humans, have already cost the taxpayers more than $6 milli…

UMass ends monkey research targeted by activists, citing end of federal research funding

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts Amherst laboratory where marmoset monkeys have been used in medical research, leading to periodic protests on campus by animal rights activists, recently closed.

UMass! - Sustainable Action Now (SAN)

In a monumental triumph for animal welfare and ethical science, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has successfully campaigned to close down Dr. Agnès Lacreuse’s laboratory at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst (UMass). This victory marks the end of more than a decade of cruel and often deadly experiments on marmosets, tiny, intelligent primates, at the university. This achievement underscores the power of sustained advo…