BTS Research reviews

When I was there I saw documentation of results where mice were allowed to grow their tumors way beyond the protocol specified size and the IACUC specified size. The data would be presented to the company but it would be ignored. Once I saw an employee forced out because he wouldn't support use of a dog model for a inexperienced technician to train others for a spinal surgery. A new facility was built but it was designed and built by 'friends' at a lesser cost and that didn't know how to conform to specifications. There were air transfer problems, temperature problems, drainage problems. The manage tried to fake that we were ready for radioactive studies but we had no safety officer or anyone knowledgeable enough to guarantee there would be no risk. These types of incidences were very common and these written here are just a few of the more serious infractions. I'm very frustrated by the string of good reviews. The format and dates are very suspicious and I don't see how they could be genuine.

I often think back to this miserable time in my life and career and beyond the mistreatment of personnel at BTS, what haunts me are some of the 'studies' that were performed, merely because somebody had money on offer. It is likely that BTS was the last port of call for some of these 'studies' and that more reputable companies refused the opportunity. One that really sticks in my mind was assessment of a medical device in obese dogs. These dogs were kept in rabbit cages to keep them fat due to lack of activity. That's right - fully grown, obese dogs were kept in rabbit cages! There were other options proposed by several employees that with minimal cost would have given each dog a small run - but these were all refused by the owners who also interfered with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The refusal to give each dog a small run was purely financial and totally ignored animal welfare. The husbandry staff were supposed to let them out for one hour per day but that was not happening - every time I had to pass through that room, I had tears in my eyes as these dogs would way their tails, craving any type of contact. The husbandry staff who were meant to let them out easy day were the same ones who would not change a rabbit cage liner even though the pan was overflowing with urine - the reason was because it was not the scheduled day to change the pan liners! I had tears in my eyes in the rabbit room from the ammonia. Zero engagement. Zero cares given. These owners lack even the most basic understanding of study design and conduct and every decision on animal welfare is driven by money. Just money.