CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS LEADING TO MULTIPLE COUNTS OF CRIMINAL ANIMAL CRUELTY FILED AGAINST THE NIH'S "ALAMOGORDO PRIMATE FACILITY" OPERATOR

Prepared by In Defense of Animals  /   September 7th, 2004

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Note: In Defense of Animals believes that the unprecedented criminal animal cruelty charges filed in September 7, 2004 against the National Institutes of Health's contractor operating the agency's Alamogordo Primate Facility can only be understood in the context of the NIH's long history of negligence, malfeasance and duplicity regarding this lab. Numerous instances of neglect leading to negligent chimpanzee and monkey deaths have been documented by IDA over the years, and many of the same players previously involved in this negligence are also currently involved in the criminal animal cruelty charges filed by Otero County, New Mexico District Attorney Scot Key. Consequently, IDA is including some of this history so that the public can more fully understand the extent of the NIH's responsibility for the multiple counts of alleged criminal animal cruelty committed by its hand-picked contractor, Charles River Laboratories, Inc. and Charles River's APF Director veterinarian Dr. Rick Lee.

Late 1950s - The U.S. Air Force forcibly removes numerous young chimpanzees from Africa and brings them to Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The Air Force establishes this chimpanzee colony to conduct space travel-related experiments in anticipation of human space flight.

Early 1960s - After being forced to undergo various procedures by the Air Force, chimpanzee Ham precedes astronaut Alan Shepard's sub-orbital space flight, while another chimpanzee, Enos, paves the way for John Glenn's multiple orbits around the earth.

1970 - The Air Force decides it no longer needs the chimpanzees for space research, and begins to lease the chimpanzees for biomedical experiments.

1972 - Toxicologist Dr. Frederick Coulston takes over management of the Holloman Air Force Base colony for Albany Medical College.

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