Action for Primates
@Action4Primates
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Action for Primates campaigns on behalf of non-human primates worldwide.
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Joined April 2020
Another attempt to smuggle long-tailed #macaques from #Thailand into #Cambodia has been uncovered; a stark reminder of the threats faced by this IUCN Red Listed Endangered species, one that needs greater protection from CITES not less. https://t.co/82yIfOUFv0
bangkokpost.com
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested a Cambodian national for attempting to smuggle 63 protected crab-eating macaques out of Thailand and into Cambodia.
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Native to #Madagascar, endangered #lemurs are now facing a disturbing new threat from humans. A new report has found they are increasingly being hunted for human consumption:
ndtv.com
A new study reveals that endangered lemurs in Madagascar are being secretly hunted and eaten, driven by demand from wealthy city dwellers.
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Currently no #monkey flights planned by #SmartLynxMalta after a parent company restructuring. The airline has been a regular transporter of long-tailed #macaques from #Mauritius to US testing labs; inhumane ordeals lasting over 40 hours, involving multiple flights and stop-overs.
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An alarming increase in wildlife trafficking into #California is being blamed on social media for fuelling a demand in wild animals, including #monkeys, as ‘pets’, in particular #spidermonkeys from #Mexico. Reported by Mongabay:
news.mongabay.com
In October, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at California’s Otay Mesa border crossing noticed an odd bulge inside a man’s pants. Jesse Agus Martinez, a U.S. citizen who lives in Tijuana,...
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CITES Standing Committee meeting (SC79) takes place this week, crucial decisions are to be made that will impact the future of the Endangered long-tailed #macaque in SE Asia, in particular in #Cambodia & #LaoPDR. https://t.co/TgEzzfk4MN
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We welcome report by @ScienceMagazine that US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (@CDCgov) have been told to phase out #monkey research. We urge for a compassionate release of all monkeys into funded life-time care in sanctuaries.
science.org
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
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Rhesus #macaques immobilised in a head down position 24 hours a day for 42 weeks in disturbing research in #China to mimic weightlessness (microgravity) experienced by #astronauts during space travel. Inhumane & shocking abuse of non-human primates: https://t.co/Wk0oGn0uUj
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Monkeys rescued after an attempt to smuggle 143 long-tailed #macaques from #Thailand into #Cambodia was foiled by authorities. This Endangered species is widely exploited & persecuted; trafficked to be used as food, as pets or sold for testing labs.
bangkokpost.com
Patrolling rangers rescued 143 protected crab-eating macaques from two smuggling operations in Sa Kaeo and arrested two suspects on Friday.
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We welcome continuing action by US law enforcement following guilty plea by Katrina Favret of Tennessee to involvement with online #monkey torture groups paying for & distributing ‘animal crush’ videos depicting extreme violence against baby monkeys: https://t.co/J1Bkhh6bZ5
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Publicly funded through the US Department of the Air Force, 12 #baboons were deliberately induced to suffer haemorrhagic shock—a critical medical condition that results from substantial blood loss—after as much as 40% of their blood was removed. https://t.co/VvEDgyCkGs
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It is now a gruelling 40 hours since #SmartLynxMalta left #Mauritius. Hundreds of #monkeys, destined for US testing labs, still imprisoned on board enduring this traumatic ordeal. Plane now en route to #Miami - @iflymia. This is a cruel & inhumane way to treat non-human primates.
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Alert: Hundreds of long-tailed #macaques from #Mauritius are currently imprisoned in small crates on board #SmartLynxMalta. Subjected to multiple international flights & stops in Ethiopia, Greece, France, Iceland & the USA, their fate to suffer & die in��US testing labs.
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Happening today: Hundreds of monkeys exported by #Mauritius to suffer & die in testing laboratories in Europe & USA. Shame on @Ramgoolam_Dr & @SeeMauritius - the reputation of Mauritius as a holiday paradise is tarnished by this utter inhumanity to long-tailed #macaques.
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Mauritius failing in its obligation under CITES by allowing inhumane & lengthy air transport ordeals - lasting over 40 hours - for hundreds of #monkeys exported to USA for testing labs. USDA found violations of US Animal Welfare Act involving shipment from #Mauritius to #Miami.
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We welcome statement from U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II following sentencing in horrific U.S. baby #monkey torture case: “Today’s sentence shows our resolve to punish everyone who participates in these despicable and sadistic conspiracies.” https://t.co/i7QTp8Vogo
people.com
Giancarlo Morelli, 39, will serve four years in federal prison followed by three years of probation and pay a $25,000 fine.
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Most widely used non-human primate species for research & testing is the long-tailed #macaque. A sickening inhumane experiment in #China involved subjecting macaques to surgery to cut out an entire eye, incl eyelids, for cruel whole eye transplantation. https://t.co/XRPBN0F8Cu
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Disturbing reports that rhesus #macaques who broke free from their transit crates, following a trailer crash on a US highway in #Mississippi, have been killed by law enforcement. Monkeys were being transported from Tulane National Primate Research Center. https://t.co/BmfUeFqn6o
nbcnews.com
A truck transporting monkeys associated with Tulane University crashed, prompting law enforcement to take "appropriate action" based on what it was initially told, sheriff's officials said.
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In 2024, 87% of experimental procedures carried out on #monkeys in #UK laboratories were for regulatory purposes, including cruel toxicity (poisoning) testing. All these tests involved Endangered long-tailed #macaques imported from #Mauritius & #Vietnam.
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We have joined a global appeal by @AsiaforAnimals Coalition - involving over 200 animal & conservation organisations - to the #Mauritius government to protect long-tailed #macaques & to end their capture for export, breeding & use in experiments: https://t.co/2uyBY0jn8N
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Conservation status of the #longtailedmacaque maintained as Endangered on the IUCN Red List - despite challenge by animal research industry - due to habitat loss & high levels of exploitation, including by global trade for research & toxicity testing. https://t.co/l46VMIMq7a
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