Company: CRL
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-030908
Chunk: 106

Company: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 106
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 limits must be submitted to the Audit Committee for preapproval. The Audit Committee of the Board has considered whether the provision of the services described above under the captions “tax fees” and “all other fees” is compatible with maintaining PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s independence. The Audit Committee has concluded that these services do not compromise PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s independence. The Audit Committee recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025. PROPOSAL FOUR—SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL The below resolution is sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 1536 16 th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20036, the beneficial owner of 22 shares of the Company’s common stock on the date the proposal was submitted. RESOLVED , that the Board shall annually report to shareholders on the numbers of nonhuman primates imported by our company into the U.S., Canada, European Union, and United Kingdom, including species, country of origin, wild-caught or captive-bred status; specific details on assays used to screen for infectious agents; all pathogens detected among imported animals; and measures taken by the company to mitigate the impact of such importation on the dwindling populations of these primates in nature, omitting proprietary information. Supporting Statement Our company ranks among the largest global importers, consumers, and distributors of primates, transporting thousands of monkeys annually from Southeast Asia and Mauritius. These imports primarily include the endangered Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque) sourced from farms in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Mauritius. Notably, our main supplier in Cambodia, K-F Cambodia LTD, and the Vina Mekong and Thanh Cong farms in Vietnam, lack accreditation from AAALAC. While voluntary, AAALAC accreditation signifies adherence to minimum standards of animal care and the commitment to “achieve excellence in animal care and use.” In 2024, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora affirmed the need for added oversight on Macaca fascicularis exports from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, to evaluate the legality, sustainability, and traceability of the trade. During a U.S. Department of Justice trial in Miami, evidence revealed that over 30,000 macaques were illegally captured from the wild and falsely labeled as captive-bred, violating federal