by All 43 research monkeys that had fled from a facility in South Carolina in November were certainly captured, the Yemassee police said in an update on Friday.
The monkeys fled from the Alpha Genesis facility after a caretaker had not properly secured a door and landed in a forest area around the facility. It is not clear where the primates roamed before they were all found.
At that time, residents nearby were asked to close their windows and doors and call the emergency number 911 when they discovered one of the primates.
“These animals are very sensitive and are easy to scare. We recommend the public to avoid the area so as not to scare it even more, ”the police said at the time.
Greg Westergaard, CEO of Alpha Genesis, said, according to the police, that the back conquered monkeys were “in good health”.
“It was a real team and community performance,” said Westergaard about the search for the primates.
According to the police, the monkeys are all very young females with a weight of 6 to 7 pounds. For a number of customers, Alpha Genesis carries out medical research to various diseases, including hirner diseases.
Kathleen Conlee, Vice President of Animal Research Questions at the non -profit Humane Society of the United States, says that she is concerned about what will happen next with the animals.
“The reality is that you are either sent to a laboratory where you suffer and finally die for a lifetime, or that you use it as a breeder and take away your descendants for this fate,” said Conlee.
Human Society is determined to get away from a monkey and test system and “more effective technologies that are based on human biology and do not bring the suffering of animals,” said Conlee.
This article was originally published on nbcnews.com
