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A Rhesus monkey at a research facility in Bastrop, Texas in 2011. (Houston Chronicle via Getty Images file) A police search is underway after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South ...
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] It is a Class B dealer according to the United States Department of Agriculture. [3]
As of May, the Yemassee facility held 6,701 primates. A similar escape happened in 2016, when 19 monkeys reportedly got out for about six hours before they were returned to the facility.. On ...
In a media statement, Mace's office added: "Despite receiving over $110 million in taxpayer funding since 2008 — including $19 million this year alone — Alpha Genesis has a disturbing history ...
2 days A tiger escaped its enclosure. It was found two days later and tranquillized. 1997 Lickety Split Ranch and Zoo London, Ontario: Tiger: 4 hours 1958 Storybook Gardens: London, Ontario: California sea lion: 10 days A sea lion named Slippery managed to escape his enclosure, travelling into the United States before being caught in Toledo ...
In March of 2023, Alpha Genesis also took over the management of South Carolina's Morgan Island, also known as "Monkey Island," home to about 3,500 rhesus monkeys, The Post and Courier reported.
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.
The Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center has faced allegations of mistreatment in the wake of 43 monkeys escaping from the facility.