UCLA Primate Health Care Records Summary

"Primate 9695 – (vervet) was treated with sulfasalazine for a period of 3/03 - 5/04. This drug is a treatment for diarrhea. The primate had bloody diarrhea with mucous which persisted for over a year -- clearly a very serious condition. Lab tests demonstrated chronic blood loss. Tests also showed infections of entamoeba palecki and iodamoeba butschlii, intestinal parasites.

Primate 9797 (vervet) – Surgical stereotaxic implant of deep stimulator and electrode into the subthalmic nucleus of the brain on 4/14/04. By 5/23/04 has sq flat round mass 12 cm in diameter. This primate is missing 2/3 of tail – possibly another instance of self-mutilation. Diagnostic tests revealed a trichuris (intestinal parasite) infection.

Primate 9835 (vervet) – This animal had several species of intestinal parasites iodamoeba butschlii and entamoeba coli.

Primate 9830 (vervet) --Intestinal parasites included: entamoeba coli, iodamoeba butschlii

Primate 9611 (vervet) -- Intestinal parasites: entamoeba coli and trichuris.

Primate 9821 (cynomologous monkey) -- Intestinal parasites include: Entamoeba palecki,

Primate 9730 (vervet) On 4-19-04 mptp (a chemical which mimics parkinsons disease) injected into carotid artery; intestinal parasites included trichuris. “Animal has history of ulceration @ tip of tail following amputation on 3/25/03. Please follow the healing since he recently 2/11 removed granulated/scabbed over tail tip.” 3/7 severed gastrocnemius tendon; 3/21/03 deep laceration to tail; 3/25 palm laceration; 12/11 laceration to upper lip; 12/13 laceration to upper lip reopened; 2/11/04 ulcerated tail tip. We believe that this is an instance of self-mutilation.

Primate 9734 (vervet) – This primate used in deep brain stimulation study; parasites: trichuris.

Primate AK 476 (macaca fasicularis) – Surgical records indicate that he/she listed received only acepromazine, atropine and sufentanyl for a surgery which was a craniotomy and durotomy -- We question the adequacy of the anesthesia

Primate 072- 213 Drugs for surgery: acepromazine, and atropine sufentanyl and propolol – again we believe that this is inadequate anesthesia. AND – used in same experiment as AK 476 – different anesthesia administered. What impact does this inconsistency have on the validity of the experiment?? Date of surgery 1-27-03 same animal on 2/7/03 has wound cultures done on 4 wounds, buccal, right & left eyes, and genital area. Is this self-mutilation?

Primate 082-0225 – euthanized by PI on 1-17-03 -- this follows surgery in the department of neurophysiology on 1/13/03 using only acepromazine, sufentanyl and propofol. The surgery was a craniotomy for protocol -- 98-214-12.

Primate GA 381 – Only acepromazine, atropine & sufentanyl for surgery on 9/15/03 -- again in the department of neurophysiology – craniotomy & durotomy (inadequate anesthesia).

Primate 013-1080 – (cynomologus) – Had repeated blood workups, long term administration of potassium citrate; euthanized by PI on 9/19/03, amoxicillin as well; parasites included entamoeba coli.

Primate 09630 – Intestinal parasites included entamoeba polecki and iodamoeba butschlii.

Primate 013-1094 – Euthanized by PI on 3-30-04 – stool revealed entamoeba coli and iodamoeba butschlii.

Primate 013-1071 – Parasites included entamoeba coli; iodamoeba butschlii

Primate 30303 JACK – First diagnostics done on 5-24-03 – enterococcus species, staphylococcus; and candida -- head cap infection noted on 6/6/03 -- very acute infection; still has a head cap infection as of 6/23/03; on 7/8/03 had bacteriological workup done; later on 2-19-04 had eye coils implanted.

Primate 788e ISIS – Surgical head cap implantation –pre-2002 – bacterial infection by 12/20/2003. This is another instance of experimenting on an animal who is clearly seriously ill.

Primate 90-B114 – Had a head cap infection, displacement of eye coil, confinement to restraint chair; removal of scar tissue from recording chamber well. We question adequacy of anesthesia for scar tissue procedure – only ketamine.

Primate 30026 (macaque) Parasites included: entamoeba coli

Primate f-494 “Bond” – Parasites included entamoeba coli

Examples of UCLA Primate Experimental Protocols

Computational Aspects of Primate Memory protocol # 1994-174-31 $228,750 per year from the NIH – involves 22 hours of liquid deprivation and confinement in restraint chairs for 3 – 4 hours per day; this also involves head restraint; five days per week; protocol mentions that the researchers has “40 years of experience”; electrodes in the brain.

Quantitative Studies of Cortical Vision Processing protocol # 98-214-03 $200,859 per year NIH funding – use of propofol and sufentanyl and use of paralytic drug (pancuronium bromide). Involves recording for up to 120 hours. We question the sufficiency of the anesthetic and use of a paralytic drug."

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As Quoted by Jentsch, an associate professor of psychology and psychiatry "The pain in addiction is when you lose your relationships, lose your children, lose your job, when your health goes down. Animals don't suffer those things," he said. "They suffer none of the psychosocial pain that is what addiction is all about."
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