Harvard Researchers Abuse Animals, Human Research Abuse Remains Unaddressed

"Paula S. Gladue, a veterinary medical officer inspector, cited the facility." This verifies that animals continue to have greater protections in medical research than humans. There are no comparable inspectors
to issue citations for human experimentation abuses. The Code of Federal Regulations (Title 45 CFR Section 46) carries no penalties for non compliance in human experiments. Neither police, the district attorney, or the medical examiner investigates human deaths in experiments. But the Animal Welfare Act of 1966, carries fines and prison penalties for violations of protections for animals used in experiments. "Michael A. Budkie, executive director of Stop Animal Exploitation Now—an organization that focuses on ending animal abuse in laboratories. [. . .]has contacted and filed a complaint with NIH, requesting an investigation." Though an Office of Human Subjects Research exists in the NIH the dozen or so employees do not investigate complaints of violations of the CFR in human experiments. The National Institute of Justice has a Human Subjects Protection Officer which also conducts no investigations. They demand evidence from the abused human subjects, usually vulnerable persons with no ability to defend themselves. It's curious that research animals have greater protections than research humans, just as illegal aliens get more privileges than citizens. What are the priorities of those delightfully spineless politicians who write the laws?

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/8/31/primate-neprc-research-animal/

U.S. Investigation Faults HMS Animal Research Facility
Department of Agriculture cites facility for death of a primate
By Nathalie R. Miraval,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011