No more monkey business: Lab macaques find new Texas home
KENS 5 TV San Antonio TX
by KENS 5 Staff
kens5.com
Posted on July 17, 2010
Once used for medical experimentation, 55-monkeys now have a new home.
The four to six- year-old Java macaque monkeys were packed up into crates on Thursday destined for the likes of New Castle, Oklahoma and South Texas.
Saturday 25 of those long tailed monkeys arrived at the Primarily Primates reserve near Leon Springs.
The monkeys had been housed in the Aniclin Preclinical Services lab owned by Azopharma until the lab went into receivership and a court ordered the monkeys released to sanctuaries.
“It’s an extraordinary rescue situation with many young primates, multiple destinations, unprecedented collaborations, and new enclosures being built and fitted quickly at four sites,” said Priscilla Feral, president of Primarily Primates. “We call it Operation Monkey Trek.”
Next, 15 of the monkeys will be delivered to Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in Dilley, Texas.
A team of volunteers and vets checked out each monkey before releasing them into their new homes.
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On July 18, 2010, Nicole wrote:
That is wonderful news. Now, if only it was the same with all these damn labs!
On July 18, 2010, Barbara Paolucci wrote:
This is such good news, heartwarming to say the least. I look forward to the day when all animals are free from human experimentation and free to live as they were meant to. Hopefully it will be soon.
On July 18, 2010, Elgrit B. Russell wrote:
I am so pleased to hear the good news about the monkeys. None of them should be captured and used in experiments. May they finally find peace in their lives.
On July 18, 2010, Mary Owens wrote:
This is great news!
On July 19, 2010, Debra Whelan wrote:
So happy to read about the monkeys being freed!!! Let’s continue to make such great progress in the future! With everyone’s help, we can all make a significant difference in the world of animals.
On July 20, 2010, Karen wrote:
Let’s everybody chip in a little bit to help these animals have peace at last. If many give a little, everybody benefits.
On July 23, 2010, pawsntails wrote:
Thank God for animal lovers, who are working towards a Paradise on earth! Paradise is a place where humans and animals lived in peace and harmony before the fall of man. Paradise will be restored one day.
I think all animal lovers in the UAE should network and come together on one common platform with a common mission - the welfare of animals in the UAE. Together we can make a difference.