PETA: Monkey loses arm due to staff failures at UW-Madison; PETA urges federal probe

Madison, Wis. — In a letter sent today, PETA urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate likely violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) after multiple fights among caged, stressed monkeys at the federally funded Wisconsin National Primate Research Center caused severe injuries, including the amputation of on...