March 15, 2002

UConn Violated Animal Welfare Act

By ALEX P. KELLOGG

The University of Connecticut admitted to more than 50 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act and agreed to pay a $129,500 fine and make several major policy changes as part of a settlement reached with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Jim Rogers, a spokesman for the department, said he believed it was the first time in the 36-year history of the law that a research facility had admitted to violating it.

The settlement, which was reached in January but only recently

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