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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]
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 ...
Primarily Primates (PPI) is a non-profit organization in Bexar County, Texas, that operates an animal sanctuary, housing 347 non-human primates and a variety of other birds and animals released from use in entertainment, research, or as rescues from the exotic pet trade. [1]
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).
YEMASSEE, S.C. (WSAV) – The Yemassee Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating monkeys that escaped in the Lowcountry on Wednesday. Officials said 43 rhesus macaques escaped ...
In 2005, over 50 monkeys escaped from their cage into the surrounding area of the TNPRC. Four of the primates died or were never found. [7] [8] In 2006, thirteen baboons were killed after being placed in a crowded chute. [9] In September 2012, a rhesus macaque was inadvertently left in an unattended vehicle for approximately 22 hours.
Monkeys have been spotted roaming in unusual places in central Florida recently — and the police are warning residents to stay away. The Orange City Police Department said on social media that ...