USA-Vivisection: Barbaric Importation of Primates

Information PETA

Every year, tens of thousands of nonhuman primates—many of whom are captured in the wild or purchased from filthy, crowded breeding facilities overseas--are imported into the United States for use in cruel experiments that are often deadly. Primates are confined to cramped crates and are loaded into the cargo holds of passenger airplanes, enduring flights that may cover thousands of miles and that may last 48 hours or more. Death during these flights is not uncommon. Each year, upon arrival at airports, animals are found to have died from hypothermia, dehydration, and diarrhea....

Source: Barbaric Importation of Primates

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