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Taub v. State
Citation:
296 Md. 439, 463 A.2d 819 (1983)Facts
Dr. Edward Taub was the chief scientific investigator at the Institute for Behavioral Research (IBR) in Silver Spring, Maryland, conducting research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His research involved surgically abolishing sensation in monkeys’ limbs (somatosensory deafferentation) to simulate stroke effects in humans and study rehabilitation techniques. The laboratory was subject to inspections by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Federal Animal Welfare Act. Following a tip from a former employee, Montgomery County police investigated the laboratory and seized seventeen monkeys. Dr. Taub was subsequently charged with seventeen counts of animal cruelty under Maryland’s statute. The charges centered on allegations of inadequate veterinary care and improper living conditions for the research animals.
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