SEATTLE (AP) — A federal inspection of a Seattle medical research firm has found that dozens of goats and sheep used for medical research suffered severe health issues from being kept in dirty, unsafe conditions.
The U.S. Animal and Plant Inspection Service report says many of the 42 goats and four sheep kept at a Redmond farm by Pi Bioscentific Inc. experienced pain and discomfort. Veterinarian Diane Forbes found that the firm, which distributes test kits for common food allergies, lacked adequate staffing, equipment and facilities to properly care for the animals.
The Seattle Times reports the IEH Laboratories Director Mansour Samadpour says he’s a shareholder in the firm and that the problems have been corrected.
The inspection followed a complaint filed by an animal-rights group seeking fines of $10,000 per animal.
