Action for Primates

News Media Articles Involving Non-human Primates 2022

The following are articles about non-human primates reported in the news media. Those involving Action for Primates are indicated.

See elsewhere for non-human primates in the news from other years.

Although an article may be posted here, it does not mean that Action for Primates agrees with any statements made or situations depicted. It should be clear that we are unequivocally opposed to keeping non-human primates in captivity.

See separate page on injuries caused by keeping non-human primates in captivity.

2022-12-23: Perhilitan fails in bid to strike out suit over culling of endangered primate 'Ainin Wan Salleh FMT accessed 2022-12-27

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2022-12-19: Trafic illégal de macaques au Cambodge : Les importations en provenance de Maurice pourraient augmenter Le Mauricien accessed 2022-12-19

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2022-12-18: US public not warned that monkeys imported from Cambodia carried deadly pathogens Claire Colley The Guardian accessed 2022-12-19

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2022-12-17: How the race for a Covid vaccine enriched monkey poachers and endangered macaques Rich Schapiro, Anna Schecter, Andrew W. Lehren and Anton L. Delgado NBC News accessed 2022-12-17

2022-12-16: NIH can't deny former research chimps sanctuary retirement, federal judge rules David Grimm medium accessed 2022-12-17

2022-12-14: Four chimpanzees are shot dead after sparking panic when they escaped from their Swedish zoo enclosure Eleanor Dye Mail Online accessed 2022-12-15

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2022-12-06: Cambodian official arrested on wildlife trafficking charges could serve as 'wake-up call' for primate trade Anton L Delgado medium accessed 2022-12-07

2022-12-01: Challenges to Cambodia monkey supply causes Charles River Laboratories International in US to fall Khmer Times accessed 2022-12-01

2022-11-29: Elon Musk's Neuralink 'has been mutilating and killing monkeys': Physician group details how the firm performed gruesome experiments on animals ahead of the billionaire's 'Show and Tell' on Nov 30 Stacy Liberatore Mail Online accessed 2022-11-30

2022-11-28: Thailand's Monkey Feast Festival, A Unique Attraction In Lopburi – See Pics ABP News Bureau ABP News accessed 2022-12-03

2022-11-27: Wild animals dressed up and used as pets by influencers who abuse them for 'likes' Monica Charsley Daily Star accessed 2022-11-29

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2022-11-23: Indictment of monkey importers could disrupt U.S. drug and vaccine research David Grimm Science accessed 2022-11-24

2022-11-22: Hundreds Of Social Media Videos With Billions Of Views Show Wild Animals Being Tortured, Report Finds Rashi Shrivastava Forbes accessed 2022-11-24

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2022-11-21: Cambodian officials charged with wildlife trafficking, a 'wake-up call' for global monkey trade author(s) Southeast Asia Globe accessed 2022-11-21

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2022-11-18: International monkey smuggling ring busted in US state of Florida YeniŞafak accessed 2022-11-19

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2022-11-17: An international monkey smuggling ring has been busted in the US state of Florida Peter Barker Florida News accessed 2022-11-19

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2022-11-17: International monkey smuggling ring busted in US state of Florida Darren Lyn Anadolu Agency accessed 2022-11-18

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2022-11-17: Cambodian Official Arrested in US Over Alleged Monkey-Smuggling Ring Mech Dara and Michael Dickison VOD accessed 2022-11-17

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2022-11-16: Justice Department charges 8 in alleged international monkey smuggling ring Rich Schapiro and Anna Schecter NBC News accessed 2022-11-17

2022-11-09: Mexico's 'out of control' illegal trafficking threatens wildlife, report says Diego Oré Reuters accessed 2022-11-13

2022-11-02: Reported Chinese land buy in Florida for primate testing won't end well, expert warns Charles Creitz Fox News accessed 2022-11-03

2022-10-28: 'Dying of boredom': the fight to release Thailand's shopping mall gorilla Rebecca Root The Guardian accessed 2022-10-29

2022-10-26: 45 monkeys found dead in Srikakulam village, forest officials suspect poisoning Express News Service The New Indian Express accessed 2022-10-27

2022-10-13: Monkey escapes from Murcia University and tries to cross motorway Staff Murcia Today accessed 2022-10-14

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2022-10-13: What Happens to Science When Model Organisms Become Endangered? Dan Robitzski TheScientist accessed 2022-10-14

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2022-10-08: Stop shipping monkeys for testing, animal rights group urges Malta-based airline Sarah Carabott Times Malta accessed 2022-10-09

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2022-10-03: Malta-Based Airline Shipped Hundreds Of Endangered Monkeys For Testing, Activists Claim Sasha Vella Lovin Malta accessed YYYY-MM-DD

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2022-10-02: Animal activists accuse Malta-based airline of shipping monkeys for testing Claudia Calleja Times Malta accessed 2022-10-03

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2022-09-26: [Indonesian long-tailed monkeys are still exported for experiments] Raden Ariyo Wicaksono Betahita accessed 2022-09-26

2022-09-23: Three baby chimps were kidnapped from a sanctuary. Their abductors are demanding a ransom Xiaofei Xu and Marguerite Lacroix CNN World accessed 2022-09-26

2022-09-19: No selfies please! Monkeys attack tourists at Taj Mahal trying to click pictures with them PTI Deccan Herals accessed 2022-09-20

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2022-09-05: Quand Facebook devient une plateforme pour le commerce de bébés singes Le Mauricien accessed 2022-09-06

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2022-08-30: Inside the cruel macaque trade Claire Colley Ecologist accessed 2022-08-31

2022-08-24: China-Based Company Buys Land in Morriston for Primate Quarantine; County Says Land Code Doesn't Allow Facility Terry Witt Spotlight on Levy County Government accessed 2022-09-27

2022-08-24: How to catch a monkey: Karnataka Forest Department comes out with SOP Krishnaprasad, S. The Hindu accessed 2022-08-28

2022-08-24: Illegal monkey shipment to Chicago prompts public health concerns Robin Bradshaw The Telegraph accessed 2022-08-25

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2022-08-23: Manchester Airport protest over animals imported for research Barbara Jordan Northwich Guardian accessed 2022-08-24

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2022-08-20: Manchester Airport protest marks 1,000 live monkeys imported for research Barbara Jordan Northwich Guardian accessed 2022-08-20

2022-08-19: Iguanas, macaws, marmosets: Exotic animal craze turns Chennai into trafficking hub Siddharth Prabhakar The News Minute accessed 2022-08-24

2022-08-17: Online sales of endangered wild monkeys boom in Myanmar Poe Phyu Zin The Third Pole accessed 2022-08-21

2022-08-17: Endangered species listing of long-tailed macaques: 'shocking, painful, predictable' (commentary) Sinan Serhadli Mongabay accessed 2022-08-18

2022-08-12: Monkeys Attack Children and Elderly in Yamaguchi Janet Grace Ortigas Liberty Voice accessed 2022-08-16

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2022-08-11: EgyptAir Will No Longer Transport Monkeys For Animal Testing Amy Buxton Plant Based News accessed 2022-08-20

2022-08-11: Formosan rock macaque ownership to be banned Kayleigh Madjar Taipei Times accessed 2022-08-12

2022-08-10: Taiwan adds Formosan macaque to list of banned pets Matthew Strong Taiwan News accessed 2022-08-12

2022-08-10: WHO asks people not to attack monkeys over monkeypox Jennifer Hassan medium accessed 2022-08-11

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2022-08-09: Victory for Primates! EGYPTAIR To Stop Shipping Monkeys for Cruel Experiments Lex Talamo Lady Freethinker accessed 2022-08-20

2022-08-05: Hundreds of iconic Barbary macaques feared dead in Morocco forest fire Anna Majavu Mongabay accessed 2022-08-06

2022-07-27: Monkey suspect killed in Japan after spate of attacks – but others may still be on the loose Arata Yamamoto and Dylan Butts NBC News accessed 2022-07-31
However, it is doubtful that the spate of incidents in Yamaguchi have been committed by "wild" macaques," Hiroto Enari of Yamagata University's Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology & Management said via email. "We know several similar macaque incidents in Japan have been caused by highly habituated individuals who were artificially imported from other regions or raised in captivity."

2022-07-27: Extinction alert: Bangladesh bids farewell to long-tailed macaques Muntasir Akash The Business Standard accessed 2022-07-28

2022-07-27: Yamaguchi dispatches monkey-hunting crew after spate of attacks in Japanese city Farberov, Snejana New York Post accessed 2022-07-28

2022-07-26: Japanese city thought they had a rogue wild monkey. As attacks rise, now they fear there's more than one Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka CNN accessed 2022-07-31

2022-07-26: Japanese city under attack! How monkeys have become a menace in Yamaguchi FP Explainers Firstpost accessed 2022-07-31

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2022-07-23: El macaco de cola larga, primate más utilizado en experimentación científica, es declarado en peligro de extinción Roser Gari elDiario.es accessed 2022-07-23

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2022-07-22: Long-tailed macaques captured from wild as species listed as endangered for the first time Douglas Mateo Neptune Pine accessed 2022-07-23

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2022-07-22: Primate Disappearing at 'Alarming Rate,' as Medical Research Fuels Demand Gavin Butler Vice accessed 2022-07-22

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2022-07-21: Long-tailed macaque and monarch butterfly added to endangered list Jane Dalton Independent accessed 2022-07-22

2022-07-13: Thailand ramps up monkey population control efforts leah Thaiger accessed 2022-10-31

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2022-07-12: Exportation de singes – Air France va cesser d'expédier des macaques vers des laboratoires Le Mauricien accessed 2022-07-12

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2022-07-11: Air France Vows to Stop Shipping Monkeys to Laboratories Amy Jones Species Unite accessed 2022-07-17

2022-07-07: 15 baby monkeys rescued in Karachi, man held Faiza Ilyas Dawn accessed 2022-07-10

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2022-07-05: Air France Finally Ends Cruel Shipments of Monkeys for Research Lex Talamo Lady Freethinker accessed 2022-07-17

2022-07-05: Animals Being Tortured on Video in Growing Social Media Trend Robyn White Newsweek accessed 2022-07-06

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2022-07-05: Air France Announced They Will Stop Transporting Non-Human Primates to Laboratories Hailey Kanowsky OneGreenPlanet accessed 2022-07-05

2022-06-16: Capuchin monkey races spark animal abuse questions at Livingston County Fun Fest Jessica Dupnack and David Komer Fox 2 Detroit accessed 2022-06-18

2022-05-26: Animal welfare groups call for stop to long-tailed macaque trade The Jakarta Post accessed 2022-05-28

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2022-05-19: Long-tailed monkeys on the edge Lisa Jones-Engel The Jakarta Post accessed 2022-05-20

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2022-05-17: Monkeys Infected With Transmissible Diseases Are Trucked Across U.S. Lisa Jones-Engel Independent Media Institute accessed 2022-05-20

2022-05-10: ANP aims for peaceful neighbour-wildlife coexistence Shalini Jay FMT accessed 2022-12-11

2022-05-06: Thai woman arrested for selling macaques via Facebook leah Thaiger accessed 2022-05-07

2022-05-02: Increased Malaria risk if raising monkeys or venturing into forests in Thailand Thai PBS World accessed 2022-05-04

2022-04-28: Exotic wildlife smuggling through NE into India on rise Kangkan Kalita Times of India accessed 2022-06-07

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2022-04-28: Reports Of Monkey Abuse For Social Media Videos Cambodia News English accessed 2022-05-03

2022-04-23: Inside twisted 'Torture Island' circus where monkeys forced to ride dogs and motorbikes Matthew Dresch Mirror accessed 2022-04-25

2022-04-17: Ban trade of Formosan macaques: groups Taipei Times accessed 2022-04-18

2022-04-15: Animal rights groups call for protection of Formosan macaques Wang Yang-yu and Shih Hsiu-chuan Focus Taiwan accessed 2022-04-25

2022-04-13: Wildlife trafficking thrives on Facebook despite pledge to fight illegal trade Nina Lakhani The Guardian accessed 2022-04-15

2022-04-01: African forests 'emptied of wildlife' as 10,000 wild meat dishes served in city restaurants daily Jane Dalton Independent accessed 2022-04-02

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2022-03-20: Singes capturés | À Vallée-Pitot : Soulagement et grimaces Shelly Carpayen and Carole Grimaud lexpress.mu accessed 2022-03-21

2022-03-15: Horrendous YouTube Video Shows Baby Monkey Being Tortured Robyn White Newsweek accessed 2022-03-16

2022-03-03: Florida 'Monkey Whisperer' who sold Chris Brown capuchin in 2017 pleads guilty to illegal wildlife trade Paul Chavez Mail Online accessed 2022-03-04

2022-03-02: Baby baboons abandoned by owners left with Jeddah dog shelter Ameera Abid Arab News accessed 2022-03-11

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2022-02-25: SMALL MONKEYS ARE BIG BUSINESS IN CAMBODIA'S ANIMAL TRADE. Anton L. Delgado Southeast Asia Globe accessed 2022-02-25

2022-02-25: 'Cruel' bloke slammed for painting monkey red and filming it tied up in cage Kirsty Card Daily Star accessed 2022-02-27

2022-02-18: Live monkeys found stashed in bags in Thailand The Star accessed 2022-02-20

2022-02-17: Dozens of boxed, bagged macaques found in deserted building Bangkok Post accessed 2022-02-18

2022-02-10: Swiss region to vote on giving primates fundamental rights RTE accessed 2022-02-12

2022-02-10: Swiss region votes on giving primates fundamental rights. AFP France 24 accessed 2022-02-12

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2022-02-07: Kera Ekor Panjang, Ditangkapi dan Diekspor untuk Biomedis. Wicaksono, Raden Ariyo Betahita accessed 2022-09-20

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2022-02-02: El trágico viaje de 720 monos desde Camboya hacia Estados Unidos. Leidy Hernandez Agencia dE Periodismo Investigativo accessed 2022-02-04

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2022-02-01: Organization Reveals Shocking Footage of Indonesian Trappers Brutally Beating Wild Monkeys [Video]. Abigail Jane Flipboard accessed 2022-02-02

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2022-01-31: Organization Reveals Shocking Footage of Indonesian Trappers Brutally Beating Wild Monkeys [Video]. Abigail Jane OneGreenPlanet accessed 2022-02-02

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2022-01-29: Terror y muerte a bordo de monos destinados a laboratorios estadounidenses en vuelos de la aerolínea española Wamos Air . El caballo de Nietzsche elDiario.es accessed 2022-01-29

2022-01-29: 'Horrified' airline vows to stop shipping lab monkeys involved in Pennsylvania truck crash. Jnews J News accessed 2022-01-29

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2022-01-28: LSM Dunia Kecam Kera Indonesia Ditangkap Brutal untuk Uji Coba di Amerika, China. Rendy Wicaksana VOA accessed 2022-01-29

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2022-01-27: Breaking! Heart-Wrenching Footage Reveals Cruel Capture Of Indonesia's Wild Monkeys Exported For Research; This Must End!. Lauren Lewis World Animal News accessed 2022-01-29

2022-01-24: Program launched to tackle baboon menace in Saudi Arabia Tareq Al-Thaqafi Arab News accessed 2022-03-11

2022-01-23: All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape crash. AP News AP News accessed 2022-01-23

2022-01-22: Monkeys escape after truck carrying 100 animals to a laboratory crashes in US. Staff and agencies The Guardian accessed 2022-01-22

2022-01-04: CBP Officers Discover Undeclared Spider Monkeys at Progreso International Bridge. USCBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection accessed 2022-01-06

2022-01-01: Clash looms as LCC Monkeys 'raid' Lekki residents' homes. Chijioke Iremeka medium accessed 2022-01-02