A German lab that came under fire last month for horrific animal abuse of animals used for toxicity tests is finally closing its doors.
Incredibly graphic footage, shot by an undercover worker in conjunction with Cruelty Free International (CFI) and SOKO Tierschutz, prompted protests, outrage, and government scrutiny. The Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) near Hamburg, Germany, runs tests for pharmaceutical companies and uses monkeys, dogs, cats, and rabbits to conduct their experiments. While EU law has guidelines for how animals used in tests must be treated and housed, the video showed the facility’s flagrant violations.
Monkeys were hung by their necks in metal harnesses writhing in pain. They lived in cramped enclosures in which they spun around in circles incessantly as a result of stress and anxiety. Dogs were forced to lie in their own bodily fluids, and ones clearly in need of veterinary care never received it. Footage showed cats with large sores on their legs from having their blood drawn 13 times in the course of 10 hours.
“The footage shows some of the worst abuse I’ve ever seen on testing with animals,” said animal activist Jane Goodall.
Not only did rampant animal abuse occur, but new information revealed that some test results were falsified. If a test did not yield favorable or expected results, employees were forced to doctor documents.
As a result of this abuse and torture, criminal charges have been brought against the lab. The facility will shut down as soon as its final monkey test is completed. A wholesale facility in the Netherlands has pledged to take the monkeys although what will happen to the other animals is unclear. The company has two other locations, and activists are calling for guarantees that the animals will not be moved there and that those labs will also be shut down.
“We call on the LPT and the authorities to hand over the dogs, cats and monkeys caged in Mienenbuttel to animal welfare and to enable them to live a life of happiness and self-determination for some of those animals who have suffered there for years,” said a spokesperson from Soko Tierschutz.
In the face of uncertainty, Soko Tierschutz’s Friedrich Mulln is optimistic.“We can find space for every animal,” he said. “People will not allow these animals who have suffered for years at the lab to suffer more or be slaughtered.”
Although there is still much work to be done, we are thrilled that the lab is closing its doors and thank all the activists and readers who took action to help end this abuse.
Good news, cruelty needs to STOP!
its time for all of these animals to be given the homes they deserve……and lets make sure that ALL the animals are ‘retired’ and NOT sent into other laboratories to carry on being tortured, tormented and abused…
How long are these last tests on monkeys going to take , it is not shut down as stated . These are not acceptable terms !
This lab was doing useless experiments and falsifying records!!???
Please keep an eye that the animals are removed to safe homes!!!
Not so smart. Watch out for them to reopen under a different name but carrying out the same evil
How do people do commit such atrocities and not care If those same people read of this happening to other people they would be horrified yet see nothing wrong with doing the same to animals. Thank goodness this hellhole is finally closing. Good riddance to bad rubbish as they say.
Ich hasse Menschen, die so mit Tieren umgehen! Das sind schlechte Menschen, und ich kann nur hoffen, daß sie ihre gerechte Strafe bekommen!!!
I’m irish and read last evening due to the disease that has been found among our wild rabbits and hares the Minister for Heritage wants to lift the ban on greyhound coursing. So the situation will be not alone are our wild rabbits and hares dying from this disease they are to be further tortured by been chased and shredded. The Minister Of Heritage Jozopha Madigan said our country has correct me of I’m wrong in excess of 250 million.Animal abuse is not the answer
Good!!!!!!!!! These morons.who own, run and work at these horror places need to be shut down. It’s about dam time. Each time (and there have been hundreds) I sign petitions about these heartless fools, I tell them that it is only a matter of time before your facility is closed down because the world’s view of abusing, torturing and killing animals has and is changing. People no longer can stomach and will accept these frankensteinish scientists and researchers (yeah right!), more like fiends harming and destroying and kiling animals, claiming it’s for medical research. These despicabe pieces of crap need to lose all their jobs and any licenses they have to ever work with animals ever again, or to own pets. If you are in a job to work with animals, then have the decency to show compassion and cause less stress, anxiety, and fear as possible. Don’t be.hateful monsters and intentionally cause suffering of these sweet, loving, previous creatures. I can’t stand the mindset of brainless twits who think that animals don’t deserve love, respect and protection like we do. Intentionally inflicting pain and suffering to any animal, especially caged and restrained, is an evil action that only a sub-human piece of crap would do. I pray these animals are carefully monitored by legitimate, caring personnel here on end to ensure they are now being cared for. All those precious babies deserve a good life now. If it were me, II would now lock those evil-minded bafoons up and experiment on their sorry asses to see what makes them so dam dumb, dufus, heartless, and cruel. Good thing I am not responsible for the laws because them idiots wouldn’t see the light of day for A LONG TIME! At least for the entire time they kept animals locked up and caged. Please make sure they keep their worthless words about letting those animals go and closing down that hell hole.
Huge thanks to the CFI from the UK for their tireless investigations. Hard to believe this lab of horrors existed when we know experiments on animals do nothing to help in the discovery of new treatments and/or medicines for humans. I hope these poor little creatures who have suffered such horrific torture will be rehomed in a sanctuary where they can live their rest of their lives out in peace.
In this day and age, there should be no need for animal testing period. But I am thankful that this “lab of horrors” is being shut down. All labs that test on animals should be shut down permanently.
GOOD NEWS — I love it — Lab to SHUT DOWN — FOREVER!
Lets make sure that ALL the animals are ‘retired’ and NOT sent onto other laboratories to carry on being tortured, tormented and abused. Shame on the workers at this hell-hole, how they can sleep soundly at night and like what they see when they look in the mirror is beyond my comprehension.
What sort of testing requires animals to be put through such pain and torture?
So happy has made my day, but all labs should be shut down.
Good for them
I’m so happy that this German house of horrors is finally closing. No more animals will be tortured or killed by these psychopaths.
“German Lab That Tortured Monkeys is Closing Its Doors” Thank you God and may all those tortured innocent creatures be finally resting in a peaceful, loving rescue heaven on earth if that is possible. I am so glad they will, if they will survive their last hellish existence, no longer be subjected to man’s evil and predatory ways!
Glad to hear it. We must make sure that it doesn’t open up somewhere else.
its time for all of these animals to be given the homes they deserve…and stop the disgusting people doing these horrific crimes….. they need to be in jail
Thank god 🙏🏻❤️👍🏻👍🏻
About damn time!!!
LET THE MONKEYS GO NOW NOT AFTER MORE EXPERIMENTS JACKASSES. DISGUSTING HORRIFIC MORONS.
About time!!!!!!!
Thank goodness there are people who are prepared to go undercover to expose disgusting humans who subject helpless animals to such cruelty.
I hope these cruel people will be dealt with appropriately. Congratulations to the undercover worker who exposed this shameful conduct.
Thank goodness there are undercover workers in places who are prepared to expose disgusting humans who have no conscience in subjecting helpless animals to horrific abuse.
Thank you CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL and SOKO T. This vile cruel world needs.more like you. God bless and RIP poor souls who were so mercilessly tortured needlessly.
Thank God! + Way Overdue`!
About time!! Common sense prevails…