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In 2006, 26,638 primates were imported into the US; a 44% increase over 2004. The three companies responsible for over 75% of all of these imports were [[Covance Laboratories]], [[SNBL]] and Charles River at 5,359 monkeys that year. Cynomolgus macaques made up 92% followed by rhesus macaques, marmosets, squirrel monkeys and other macaques. Half of all primates were imported from China. <ref>[http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/general_information_on_animal_research/an_introduction_to_primate_issues.html An Introduction to Primate Issues: Importation of Primates on the Rise], [[Humane Society of the United States]], accessed November 2009</ref>

For links to copies of this facility's [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]] reports indicating species, number of animals used and other information visit , see also Facility Reports and Information: Charles River Laboratories, Inc. <ref>[http://www.all-creatures.org/saen/ma/res-fr-ma-crl.html Stop Animal Experimentation Now Resources & Links: Facility Reports and Information: Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Wilmington, MA], U.S. Department of Agriculture-Stop Animal Plant Health Inspection reports. This Web site lists each of the 50 states; each state's name links to biomedical research facilities in that stateExploitation NOW!, and to PDF copies of government documents where the facilities must report their animal usage.accessed October 2009</ref>

Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN) is a national research [[watchdog]] organization. <ref>[http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/b85f11e8cbc2dbbac2c34c2ceadb3bf7 Description of Stop Animal Exploitation Now], Wiserearth, accessed November 20, 2008</ref> SAEN has included Charles River among the worst violators of U.S. laws. Charles River amassed 22 violations in one monitoring period, including an incident which left dozens of dogs with bleeding paws. (Government reports and ranking statistics available upon request.) <ref>Micheal Budkie, [http://www.all-creatures.org/saen/press-20070213.html Pharmaceutical/Testing Companies Among Nation’s Leaders for Federal Violations, Says Watchdog Group], Stop Animal Exploitation Now!SAEN, February 2007</ref>

According to SAEN, CR violated the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) <ref>[http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm Animal Welfare Act and Regulations], USDA, May 2009</ref> over 20 times in 2006 and another 11 times in the first half of 2007, even after an official warning by the USDA in 2005. Government documents revealed a 2006 incident at a CR site in Philadelphia, where rabbits developed 4 ½ inch skin lesions without veterinary treatment. There were also serious issues about painful experiments without anesthesia. An episode at a Massachusetts site demonstrated that one primate had serious mental pathologies. In 2006, CRL amassed over 20 violations in the areas of veterinary care, Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC), feeding, housing, sanitation, environmental enhancement, and report filing. USDA/APHIS Animal Care inspection reports reveal four incidents in CR's Nevada laboratory, where negligent handling of resulted in injuries severe enough to warrant amputation of a monkeys’ fingers in 2007. Other 2007 citations included primary enclosures, sanitation, housing and unqualified personnel. (Government reports are available upon request.) <ref>[http://www.all-creatures.org/saen/press-20080221.html Charles River Violations Mount in Monkey & Rabbit Maiming], Press Release, Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!SAEN, February 2008</ref>

In the wild, a rhesus monkey may traverse as much as one square mile in a single day.<ref>Micheal Budkie [http://www.all-creatures.org/saen/press-20081210.html Watchdog Group Releases Photos from Charles River Lab: Criticizes Stark Conditions], Press Release, Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!SAEN, December 2008</ref>

*[http://www.all-creatureshsus.org/saenanimals_in_research/machimps_deserve_better/resmonkey-fruse-main-crlresearch/numbers_nonhuman_primates.html Resources & Links: Facility Reports and Information: Charles River Laboratories, IncNumbers of Nonhuman Primates at U.S.Research Facilities], Wilmington, MA[[Humane Society of the United States]], SAEN, accessed October May 2009