(FOX40.COM) -- The California National Primate Research Center at the University of California–Davis is under fire after a federal report revealed continued mistreatment of monkeys at its facility. • Video Above: Threatened vs. endangered species
The California National Primate Research Center describes itself as a program that enables breakthrough discoveries in human and animal health through nonhuman primate research. According to its website, research at the CNPRC is leading to new diagnostics, therapeutics, and clinical procedures that enhance quality of life.
On July 30, the United States Department of Agriculture published a report that said UC Davis facility employees were found to be responsible for the physical harm and or unnecessary discomfort to some of the monkeys. In one i