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PETA: Shipment of 60 U.S. Lab Monkeys Cancelled by Air France
According to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), efforts to stop a shipment of 60 lab monkeys from reaching a U.S. testing lab have been successful.
Tag: "primates"
Air Canada Works To Terminate Monkey Transportations for Experimental Purposes
When Air Canada transported 48 monkeys from breeding farms in China to Quebec last January, the airline did not know it would face the fury of animal activists worldwide. But now even though the airline has refused to carry primates used for laboratory experiments, the Canadian Transportation Agency says it needs to wait for a hearing before they can stop the shipments.
Orphaned Mona Monkey Hand Reared By Zoo Staff In Germany
Isn’t he sweet? Born on December 10th weighing just 296 grams the rare Mona Monkey was rejected shortly after birth.
Tourism Posing Threat to Rare Philippines Primate
The nocturnal Philippines Tarsier is a rare primate that is not more than four inches tall. But conservationists fear, the animal is being threatened in its natural habitat because of more and more tourists eager to get as close as possible to this species shy of humans.
Domesticated Chimps on TV Makes Light of Their Endangered Existence
For years, the media industry has argued that, by using chimps in media, people would become more sensitive to their endangerment and the plight of their existence. A recent survey took a look at this theory to uncover the truth.
