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Fortrea primate-testing lab, Vienna, Virginia, 2004–05. Most of the NHPs used are one of three species of macaques, accounting for 79% of all primates used in research in the UK, and 63% of all federally funded research grants for projects using primates in the U.S. [25] Lesser numbers of marmosets, tamarins, spider monkeys, owl monkeys, vervet monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and baboons are used ...
The center houses over 2,500 non-human primates. Among the primates held in captivity at the SNPRC are baboons, chimpanzees, common marmosets, and rhesus macaques.The center houses over 1,000 baboons, which makes it the world's largest colony of baboons used for biomedical research. [4]
Alpha Genesis is a company in Yemassee, South Carolina that breeds cynomolgous, rhesus and capuchin monkeys and sells the animals for use in research. Led by CEO Greg Westergaard, [ 1 ] the company is one of the largest of its kind in the world. [ 2 ]
Texas law allows residents to own monkeys and some other types of exotic pets with a permit, but wild animals are prohibited in the city of Irving, where the spider monkey ended up at a shelter ...
Country Date Law Statute Refs Austria: 2012 Animal Experiments Act 2012 [b]: An animal experiment is in any case unlawful if the animal experiment is on any species and subspecies of the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), bonobos (Pan paniscus) and gorillas (Gorilla gorilla spp), and on any species and subspecies of the families orangutans (Pongo [c]) and gibbons (Hylobatidae).
Monkeys are more likely to return to an area and may become aggressive if they are fed by people, WKMG reported. Residents should also take care to dispose of uneaten food and garbage in closed ...
More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina earlier this month, prompting warnings for nearby residents to secure their doors and windows. Thirty-nine of the fugitive ...
As with exotic pets in general, laws about private zoos varies by country, state, county and/or territory. [6] A private zoo can range in size from a few acres to hundreds of acres and can have as many as a few to hundreds of exotic animals. [7] [8] Which people are allowed to view and/or interact with the animals depends on the owner.