Published April 27, 2026 by . 8 min read PETA has obtained federal inspection reports showing numerous serious violations of animal welfare laws in the University of Minnesota’s laboratories. Animals are repeatedly given inadequate pain relief or expired drugs, have improper access to food and water, suffer injuries and deaths during routine procedures, go without proper veterinary care after surgeries or illness, and more, according to the reports.  Experimenters also repeatedly fail to follow protocols approved by the animal oversight committee, subjecting animals to unapproved procedures, deviating from required pain relief regimens, and exceeding surgical limits—causing animals pain and death. Experimenters cannot, or will not, meet the bare minimum requirements set by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy). These problems prompted the U.S.…