Animal activist group raises concerns after monkeys die at UL s New Iberia site Ashley White, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
An animal rights group is raising concerns after three monkeys apparently died from heatstroke at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette s New Iberia Research Center.
Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!, said in a news release it filed the complaint last week with the U.S. Department of Agriculture after obtaining a report outlining the monkeys deaths that was sent from the New Iberia Research Center s director to the director of the Division of Policy and Education at the National Institutes of Health.
A spokesperson for the USDA said it could not confirm receipt of the complaint.
Some students feel that their job opportunities have been threatened, but the University of Louisiana at Lafayette staff and administration say not to worry.Â
With COVID-19 still in existence and unemployment rates still high, college students are rightfully worried about jobs after graduation.Â
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, The Vermilion posted a Twitter poll asking students if they were confident they would find a job when they graduated. Of the 25 respondents, 36% said yes and 64% said no.
According to UL Lafayette graduate and former graphic design major, Brie Cushall, she was not as worried about jobs before the pandemic hit, but since graduating in spring 2020, she has yet to find a job in her field.
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