SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A doctors’ group has filed a complaint against UC Davis with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that an Elon Musk-funded primate research program was a violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine alleges in its complaint that the UC Davis California National Primate Research Center — which received more than $1.4 million from Musk’s company Neuralink to conduct experiments — failed to provide dying monkeys with sufficient veterinary care, used an unapproved substance called “Bioglue” that destroyed portions of monkeys’ brains, and failed to provide for the psychological well-being of the monkeys in the experiment, according to a statement released by the group.
The group is suing in Yolo County Superior Court to force the university to release videos and photographs of the monkeys used in the experiments.
