The tragic fate #monkeys face in UK testing labs. Hundreds of Endangered long-tailed #macaques - originating from #Mauritius & #Vietnam - are imported into the UK every year through @manairport to be used in toxicity tests. tinyurl.com/yx69at39
Posts by Action for Primates
Long-tailed macaque masked and restrained for inhalation toxicity testing in UK; Toxicity.inc
Long-tailed macaque restrained for oral gavage toxicity testing in UK; Toxicity.inc
What they do not want you to see: inside UK animal toxicity testing labs: toxicity.inc (WARNING: Distressing images)
Please contact your MP today: toxicity.inc Urge them to support end to animal toxicity testing & fast-track adoption of more reliable, humane & human-relevant testing methods.
This is the secretive world of animal toxicity testing. Filmed in the UK, but carried out for global regulatory authorities, these outdated, scientifically unreliable & cruel tests must stop. These #monkeys & other animals urgently need your help: toxicity.inc
Heart-breaking images from inside UK laboratories reveal disturbing insight into suffering of monkeys, beagles, rats, mini-pigs & rabbits in toxicity tests for regulatory purposes.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Citizens and residents of #Canada: please sign Petition e-7020 calling on the Canadian authorities to take action over the import of Endangered long-tailed #macaques. Thousands are imported each year from #Cambodia & #Mauritius. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Long-tailed macaque in transit crate, Brussels Airport; Animal Rights
We were alerted this week by a concerned source at JFK @JFKairport, to hundreds of #monkeys being transported by #SkyTaxi from #Mauritius to Florida @iflymia; victims of the cruel global trade in long-tailed #macaques for the US research & toxicity (poisoning) testing industry.
Infant marmoset, European laboratory; Cruelty Free International
In #Germany, researchers have genetically modified #marmosets to be born deaf. Instead of focusing efforts on developing humane & human-relevant ways to study hearing loss in people, it is unforgivable #monkeys continue to suffer as surrogates for humans. tinyurl.com/5t3jfbbv
Please sign, share our petition with @AnimalsCount & Cheshire Animal Rights Campaigns calling on @manairport to end involvement in cruel trade in #monkeys from #Mauritius & #Vietnam for UK testing labs:
www.change.org/p/manchester...
Long-tailed macaque infant; Cruelty Free International
Another guilty plea in online #monkey torture conspiracy case with warning from @DOJEnvironment that “animal crush videos are illegal and we will prosecute individuals engaged in this sadistic behavior.” Joseph Buckland of PA faces up to 5 years in prison.
www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr...
Chacma baboon, Kruger, South Africa; Ecophoto/Dreamstime
Man jailed for smuggling body parts of endangered wild animals, including baboons, chimpanzees & orangutans to sell on to customers in USA. Adam Bied of Massachusetts placed orders with hunters in #Indonesia & #Cameroon. www.boston.com/news/crime/2...
Long-tailed macaque living freely in Mauritius; Cruelty Free International
Today is Hanuman Jayanti #Hindu festival in Mauritius, honouring Lord Hanuman. #Monkeys are revered as representations of the 'monkey god'. Sadly, no reverence for #Mauritius long-tailed macaques who are ruthlessly exploited with almost 15,000 exported to suffer & die in labs in US & Europe in 2025.
Long-tailed macaques huddled in breeding farm cage in Mauritius; Cruelty Free International
President of BC US #monkey importers in #Florida charged after long-tailed macaque imported from #Mauritius was found at waste treatment facility in Miami after being left behind in a transport crate during unloading. www.wgcu.org/health/2026-...
Infant long-tailed macaques in cages at market, Indonesia; Jakarta Animal Aid Network /Sumatra Wildlife Center
Potentially dangerous development in USA: lawyers for Lynn Seymour—accused of distributing animal ’crush’ videos depicting torture & sadistic mutilation of baby #monkeys—have asked judge to dismiss case, arguing videos protected under First Amendment. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Captive infant long-tailed macaque, Indonesia; Animal Friends Jogja/Action for Primates
We welcome ongoing action by US law agencies to track down #monkey torture groups. Katrina Favret from Tennessee sentenced to 40 months in prison for conspiring to create & distribute online videos depicting baby monkey torture & mutilation: eu.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Long-tailed macaque in laboratory; Cruelty Free International/SOKO Tierschutz
Long-tailed #macaques used as human surrogates to test effects of #cocaine on behaviour in cruel & disturbing publicly (@NIH) funded experiments @wakeforestmed in the USA. Please speak up for these monkeys: tinyurl.com/ypz2y6wz
Attempt to smuggle long-tailed #macaques from #Thailand into #Cambodia foiled. @ThaiEnquirer reports 51 macaques rescued 300m from border. Stark reminder of threats faced by this IUCN Red Listed Endangered species; needs greater protection from #CITES not less.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsPj...
Long-tailed macaque in European testing laboratory; SOKO Tierschutz/Cruelty Free International
In 2025, #Mauritius exported almost 15,000 long tailed #macaques including to the USA, Canada & Europe. Shipped as air cargo, they were sent to labs to suffer & die in research & toxicity (poisoning) tests. This is an appalling way to treat these sentient & intelligent beings.
Story of 'Punch' shines light on cruel fate of snow monkeys in their native #Japan, often killed as a result of negative interactions with people. We hope a shift in public opinion will result in humane co-existance without resorting to killing #monkeys.
www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as...
Utterly shocking display of cruelty towards #monkeys, abused for 'entertainment' in #China. We urge people to never patronise such venues & to always voice strong objections to sponsors, tourist boards, local governments & others. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Infant long-tailed macaque, Indonesia market; Animal Friends Jogja/Action for Primates
Guilty plea in "deeply disturbing" baby monkey torture case. Francisco Javier Ravelo of Florida to be sentenced on 21 May for distributing videos depicting sexual torture & mutilation of #monkeys in violation of US Preventing Animal Cruelty & Torture Act. www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr...
We welcome ongoing action by US law agencies in tracking down depraved online #monkey torture groups—Joseph Garrett Buckland of PA charged with conspiracy to create & distribute "animal crush" videos depicting abuse & torture of monkeys in #Indonesia
triblive.com/local/westmo...
Green monkeys in dealer's cage, St Kitts; Cruelty Free International
Pregnant African green #monkeys forced to consume alcohol in disturbing experiments carried out in #StKitts by researchers from #Canada & publicly funded by the Canadian taxpayer; more information:
tinyurl.com/dhbhhyyn
Long-tailed macaque in Mauritius monkey farm; Cruelty Free International
Concerns over plight of long-tailed #macaques transported from #Mauritius to testing laboratories reported @lexpressmaurice including shocking ordeal of one monkey who remained undiscovered for 5 days in waste treatment facility in #Florida.
lexpress.mu/s/de-maurice...
Marmosets in laboratory at the University of Cambridge; Cruelty Free International
Please speak up for #marmosets deliberately brain damaged with toxins & killed at #CambridgeUniversity in an attempt to mimic humans with schizophrenia. It’s long overdue to stop the inhumane & immoral use of nonhuman primates as 'surrogates' for humans. tinyurl.com/wuzv87bf
Captive infant long-tailed macaque, Indonesia; Action for Primates
USA - another guilty plea in monkey torture conspiracy case. Robert Craig of North Carolina has pleaded guilty to involvement in online #monkey torture group that created & distributed videos depicting extreme violence & sadistic abuse of baby monkeys.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/north...
Long-tailed macaques at export facility, Mauritius; Cruelty Free International
Hundreds of long-tailed #macaques - destined for testing labs - exported from #Mauritius endure a 28 hour transport ordeal to USA on #SkyTaxi. Stopping @JFKairport before final destination - #Miami @iflymia. This is a relentless and brutal trade in monkeys' lives.
Long-tailed macaque, export facility, Cambodia; Cruelty Free International
Citizens & residents of #Canada: please sign e-petition (e-7020) to help protect Endangered long-tailed macaques from #Cambodia who are being imported by Canada for testing laboratories. Bill initiated by @AnimalProtectCA & sponsored @MelArnoldMP: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Secret video shows inhumanity of monkey air transport. Hundreds of distressed long-tailed #macaques from #Vietnam cry out to each other. Packed inside these crates, the #monkeys subjected to lengthy ordeal lasting 40 h with multiple flights & stops. Destined for US labs.
Japanese macaque living freely; pen_ash, FreeIMG
In #Japan, snow monkeys suffer invasive brain surgery & death in meaningless experiment to study what lies behind motivation in people. Heartbreaking that these #macaques - revered throughout history in Japan - can be exploited & treated so inhumanely. tinyurl.com/mr2er2ya
The failure by the #Mauritius government to respond to international concerns about the global trade & transport of long-tailed #macaques & questions over the country's compliance with the #CITES convention has been reported by @lexpressmaurice: lexpress.mu/s/maurice-so...