Since 2010, Princeton University has been cited over twenty times to be in violation of the bare minimum requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Welfare Act. Amongst the staggering list of charges, reports unveiled that the University has neglected ailing animals, deliberately deprived animals of water and veterinary medical care, routinely subjected animals to excessive confinement, and maintained speciously incomplete record keeping.

In response to this degenerate display of Princeton University’s blatant disregard for the animals they hold captive, a large and organized anti-vivisection alliance has emerged consisting of Win Animal Rights (WAR), Animal Activists of Philly (AAP), and Friends of Animals United NY/NJ (FAUN) to bring these egregious acts into the public consciousness. While these organizations have been tirelessly campaigning against this institution for over eight months, they are now unifying their efforts by establishing a Princeton-based body of campaigners, increasing their presence on other areas of the campus (including Green Hall – the actual primate laboratory), circulating petitions, creating relevant multi-media content, and with the support/sponsorship of Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN) are developing a central website to expose the horrors behind these violations.

To join the cause, sign the petition, donate, and/or learn more please visit the links provided below:

Princeton Primate Abuse: http://www.princetonprimateabuse.com/

Friends of Animals United (FAUN): http://www.faunnj.org/

Animal Activists of Philly (AAP): http://www.meetup.com/Animal-Activists-of-Philly/

Win Animal Rights (WAR): http://www.facebook.com/WinAnimalRights

Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN): http://www.all-creatures.org/saen/

Video of the Alliance’s protest on April 28th, 2012: http://youtu.be/nAaOvh0csOk

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Members of the newly formed Connecticut Animal Rights Network (CARN) along with New Haven residents protested at Yale University’s George St. building. Activists carried signs reading “Yale Tortures Animals”, “End Ivy League Animal Abuse”, and “Shut Down Yale Animal Labs.”

Leaflets were distributed detailing the lives of the 150,000 animals who are locked away with examples detailing how animals suffer in Yale labs along with the names of specific Yale faculty members who are responsible for such suffering and death.

“Yale has recently been cited with violating the Animal Welfare Act and has spun stories as to why this doesn’t matter; the real reason it doesn’t matter is because it is the every day, legally sanctioned operations that truly threaten the well being and the lives of animals,” said Christine Koczur, founder of the Connecticut Animal Rights Network. “We are not asking that Yale operate their animal labs within the law, we are demanding that they shut down the labs altogether.”

Yale University currently imprisons over 150,000 animals in laboratories at various locations throughout New Haven.  These animals have had holes drilled into their skulls, have been subject to “inescapable” electric shocks, have been forced to consume dangerous drugs including methamphetamines and cocaine, and are routinely killed.  Animals include primates, dogs, cats, ferrets, rodents, and others.

Local news coverage and video of the event can be found here.

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