The University Of Washington using funds from the National Football League are breeding and testing on these innocent creatures. Someone must stand up for them and we must do exactly that. The university has stated there is no actual testing going on in Mesa, just the breeding program. And a university spokesperson said there is a team of employees taking care of the macaques. According to the National Institutes of Health, UW receives around $2 million a year to run the facility. The U.S. Department of Agriculture inspects animal facilities like this one. According to past inspections, primates have died while under the University of Washington's care. Some have died as a result of attacks by other primates, others from various medical causes.In one case, however, a primate died because it was not given water for nearly three days. The USDA found a worker had not checked the cages according to the schedule, so no one noticed the animal's water tube had been disconnected. We're calling on Governor Ducey of Arizona, Mayor Giles of Mesa Arizona and the president of the University Of Washington Ana Marie Caucie to shut down this facility and no longer allow animal testing in the great state of Arizona!
