The contract research organization Inotiv is neglecting animals at a research facility in Indiana that conducts toxicity testing of experimental drugs, the Humane Society of the United States has alleged.
by lawmakers in that state and an investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture .
HSUS asserts that staffing was inadequate for the needs of thousands of animals at the site, including rodents. “So many toxicology projects were taken on at Inotiv that there was not enough staff to attend to even the most mundane of husbandry tasks, such as trimming dogs’ toenails so they wouldn’t get caught and torn in chain-link kennels,” says its report, which was released in late April.
Inotiv said the facility in Mount Vernon, Indiana, has been involved in developing drugs “that cured or alleviated more than 44 diseases over the last 30 years.” The company declined to provide examples, citing client confidentiality.
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