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CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS LEADING TO MULTIPLE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL ANIMAL
CRUELTY FILED AGAINST THE NIH'S "ALAMOGORDO PRIMATE FACILITY"
OPERATOR
Prepared by In Defense of Animals /
September 7th, 2004
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March 1998 - The USDA files its second set of formal administrative charges against the Foundation for the negligent 1997 deaths of the chimpanzees Jello and Echo, inadequate veterinary care, and various other violations. The USDA charges corroborate information provided by IDA's network of whistleblowers. The NIH continues to fund the lab with millions of tax dollars.
August 1998 - After a lengthy and contentious bid process, the Air Force awards 111 of the 141 surviving Air Force chimpanzees to The Coulston Foundation, despite the lab's long history of negligence. Air Force veterinarian Dr. Denver Marlow helps coordinate the effort. The Air Force, which had described the chimpanzees as "piece[s] of equipment," is widely criticized for its decision by animal protection groups.
October 1998 - The Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care, a Florida-based sanctuary which had bid to permanently retire the Air Force chimpanzees, sues the Air Force over the award. The lawsuit is handled pro bono by Spriggs & Hollingsworth, a Washington, DC-based firm.
February 1999 - The USDA files its unprecedented third set of formal administrative charges against The Coulston Foundation for the negligent 1998 deaths of the chimpanzees Terrance, Muffin and Holly, inadequate veterinary care and research oversight, and various other violations. The USDA charges again corroborate information provided by IDA's network of whistleblowers. The NIH continues to fund the Foundation, despite the fact that the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy for the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals - with which all labs must comply to receive federal PHS funds - mandates that the NIH "shall suspend or revoke" funds to any facility that continues to violate federal animal welfare laws.
April 1999 - The NIH conducts a site visit and audit of The Coulston Foundation
(NIH Site Visit Audit) and finds the facility on the verge of bankruptcy, with questionable veterinary staffing and numerous other problems. Foundation CEO Dr. Frederick Coulston blames IDA for the lab's dire financial condition. The site visitors find that the lab may have misused millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded endowments meant for the lifetime care of chimpanzees used in research, and also question the veracity of Dr. Coulston.
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