Transportation of 70 monkeys to laboratories stopped in Israel

The 70 wild-caught adult female monkeys, plus 20 youngsters born in captivity, will not now leave Israel for research as planned

06/08/2012

During the court hearing, Mazor Farm representatives claimed that the order from the Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL) in the States includes 50 wild-caught adults and 40 young captive-born monkeys, and the planned experiment on the monkeys requires the usage of both adult and young monkeys from the same source.

However, on Tuesday 5th June, the Israeli High Court of Justice prohibited the exportation of wild-caught monkeys...

Source: Transportation of 70 monkeys to laboratories stopped in Israel
Author: Animal Equality

Link: Mazor farm accepts High Court compromise to export only monkeys born in captivity
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