Journal now says Harvard monkeys died of neglect, not illness
One monkey was in a cage with a malfunctioning water line. One had no water spout at all. One was unable to drink because “her tooth was caught in a jacket,’’ according to The Boston Globe.
A scholarly journal originally attributed their deaths to illness rather than caretaker neglect. Now the journal, Veterinary Pathology, has retracted that article, the Globe reported Tuesday.
The journal posted an online statement June 4 explaining that the authors chose to retract their article in light of new information about the monkeys’ access to water at the Harvard Medical School facility. The retraction also comes after comments by the journal’s publishers in April that they were scrutinizing the paper in light of questions raised by the Globe.
The Southborough research center paid a $24,000 fine to the Department of Agriculture for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and closed in May.
Read the full Globe story here.
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