'Barbaric' tests on monkeys lead to calls for closure of German lab

Shocking footage shows conditions 'clearly breach' EU standards on animal welfare, say campaignersAn animal testing laboratory in Germany that subjected monkeys to "barbaric" treatment and kept unwell dogs in squalid conditions is under investigation amid calls for its closure.Undercover footage at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) near Hamburg, published by Cruelty Free International and Soko Tierschutz, shows technicians with metal prongs grabbing macaque monkeys by the neck. The monkeys are restrained by braces during testing. The footage also shows primates being handled "violently" by technicians: in one incident a monkey has its head smacked against a door frame. Continue reading...