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According to The Boston Globe, the New England Primate Center is under investigation again for more suspicious deaths of monkeys. Read the full article → from Primate Center: Investigation into 6 more monkey deaths; revelation of 12 deaths prior to 2011

Harvard University announced yesterday it will close its primate research center located on Parmenter Road in Southborough. The decision comes after a troubled stretch for the facility, which reported the deaths of four monkeys between June 2010 and February 2012. Read the full article → from Harvard to close Southborough primate center

As most of you know, I spent the past two weeks on blogcation, enjoying some much-needed sun, sand, and surf (and perhaps a much-needed cocktail or two). While I was having some summer fun, Brad over at the Metrowest Daily News was still working hard on behalf of Southborough. Here are some of the stories he filed over the past couple of weeks that you might have missed. Read the full article → from Southborough headlines you may have missed

It’s more bad news for the Harvard-run New England Primate Center located off Parmenter Road. The Metrowest Daily News reported last week that the latest monkey death at the facility – there have been four in the past 19 months – was the result of a direct violation of the Animal Welfare Act. Read the full article → from Report: Monkey death in Southborough violated welfare act (MWDN)

The Harvard-owned New England Primate Research Center in Southborough has been under the microscope lately after four monkeys died at the facility in less than two years. Harvard recently invited a Boston Globe reporter to tour the facility to see the changes they’ve made in response to the deaths. Meanwhile, an animal rights group has filed a complaint against Harvard saying there was a fifth death that went unreported. Read the full article → from Harvard touts changes at Primate Center while activist group files complaint

The sad saga surrounding the recent death of several monkeys at Harvard’s primate center on Parmenter Road continued yesterday when the facility’s interim director abruptly stepped down. Read the full article → from Does the primate center pose a risk to Southborough?

Yesterday I told you the USDA would be taking a hard look at the Harvard-owned New England Primate Research Center after a monkey died under questionable circumstances in December – the third primate death in 19 months. Today comes word that a fourth monkey died on Sunday, on the very day the USDA released their report. Read the full article → from Harvard suspends new experiments after fourth monkey dies in Southborough

The USDA revealed in a report released this week that another monkey has died at Harvard University’s New England Primate Research Center in Southborough. That makes three primate deaths in the last 19 months for the Parmenter Road facility. Read the full article → from Third monkey death reported at Harvard-owned primate center

Last week New England Primate Research Center in Southborough was cited by the USDA for an animal death that occurred in October. Now comes word the feds have decided to launch an investigation into the incident. Read the full article → from MWDN: USDA to probe monkey death at Southborough facility