University to Pay Fine for Animal Mistreatment
The University of Nevada, Reno, mistreated and neglected research animals, the government announced after a seven-month investigation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the university in 46 violations of federal animal welfare regulations at the College of Agriculture from May 2004 to this March.
The USDA offered to settle the case for an $11,400 fine, and university officials said they would pay it to put the matter behind them.
Associate professor Hussein S. Hussein, an internationally known animal nutrition researcher whose allegations sparked the federal probe, praised the findings.
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