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Residents in Yemassee, South Carolina, are on alert after 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from Alpha Genesis, a research facility specialising in primate breeding for medical testing. The escape occurred after a keeper accidentally left the pen door open, and the monkeys took advantage, bolting into the nearby wooded area of the Lowcountry. Now, authorities are urging residents to secure their homes and report any sightings of these clever fugitives. Each of the escaped macaques is a young female, weighing around 7 pounds (3.2 kg), according to the Yemassee Police Department. Although generally not dangerous, police advise against approaching the animals. Officers and Alpha Genesis staff are working around the clock to bring the primates back safely, using food to lure them and even deploying thermal imaging cameras to track their movements. “It’s really like follow-the-leader,” Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard explained, noting that 43 of the group’s 50 monkeys rushed out the door. The team remains hopeful for a quick recapture, though rain has made tracking more challenging. Westergaard noted that while the monkeys are finding some food in the woods, the lack of their favourite treat — apples — may eventually lead them back to their enclosure. “We’re hoping they return on their own,” he told reporters. Local Congresswoman Nancy Mace also addressed the situation, assuring residents that her office is actively gathering information to keep constituents informed. Despite the unusual nature of the escape, police reassure the public there’s “almost no danger” from these monkeys, who have yet to undergo any testing or disease exposure. The escape of 43 monkeys from Alpha Genesis Inc., a biomedical research facility in South Carolina, has stirred up a lively response online, with a mixture of humour, concern, and criticism. Many internet users were quick to draw parallels to the "<keyword id="178912" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="planet-of-the-apes" source="Orion">Planet of the Apes</keyword>" film series, jokingly suggesting that the monkeys might be starting a rebellion. Another meta user advised residents against helping the facility as they would be required to “euthanise each animal they recapture in order to protect the existing number of research primates from outside diseases, pathogens, etc.” Most rejoiced that the animals had escaped abuse. The incident isn’t the first of its kind for Alpha Genesis. In 2016, 19 monkeys escaped but were recaptured within hours, and 26 more had made a break for it two years prior. Residents of Yemassee — a small town with a population of under 1,100 — are eagerly awaiting the outcome. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="106962913" title="Scientists manage to clone world&amp;#39;s first healthy rhesus monkey!" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

43 monkeys escape research facility in US town; netizens celebrate the primates' newfound freedom

<ul class="summary-list"><li>African airline <keyword id="13105832" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kenya-airways" source="Orion">Kenya Airways</keyword> said it will stop the shipment of lab <keyword id="11941260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="primates" source="Orion">primates</keyword> after a truck crash in Pennsylvania.</li><li>All 100 <keyword id="6383393" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="monkeys" source="Orion">monkeys</keyword> escaped, though three were shot and killed, prompting animal activist groups to speak up.</li></ul>African carrier <keyword id="12305366" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kenya" source="Orion">Kenya</keyword> Airways said it will stop flying lab monkeys to the US after a crash on a Pennsylvania highway led to the escape and death of some of the <keyword id="11897851" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="animals" source="Orion">animals</keyword>.<a href="https://www.peta.org/blog/four-lab-bound-monkeys-escape/">In a letter sent to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)</a>, Kenya chair Michael Joseph said the airline will not renew its contract with an undisclosed shipping company that paid the carrier to fly 100 monkeys from the African island nation of Mauritius to New York."[T]he current contract for the transport of the Macaques (captive-bred for export) will not be renewed when it expires at the end of February," the letter read.Kenya CEO Allan Kilavuka echoed the chair's message in an <a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-health-business-indian-ocean-africa-d00e687d4e64ee0b6ccfaab77afd6f05">email to the Associated Press</a>.The flight made up half of the total transport of the monkeys to a US research laboratory.The second half involved driving the primates via truck to a CDC-approved quarantine facility to be monitored for disease, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/us/cdc-monkeys-pennsylvania-truck-crash.html">reported the New York Times</a>. However, <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeys-escape-from-pennsylvania-truck-en-route-to-labratory-2022-1">the vehicle was involved in a crash in Pennsylvania after the driver hit a dump truck, causing the animals to escape</a>. CDC spokesperson Kristen Nordlund told AP that all 100 of the monkeys were accounted for, though three were shot and killed during the search.<div type="image" title="Crash scene in Pennsylvania where 100 monkeys escaped." height="1743" width="2325" msid="89352582" hostid="261"></div>The primates that survived are at the CDC facility, according to the agency, though the specific location was not made public. Cynomolgus macaque monkeys, which is the breed involved in the event, have been in high demand since the pandemic for research and vaccine testing purposes because their DNA resembles that of humans, reported AP.After the crash, <keyword id="12215130" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="peta" source="Orion">PETA</keyword> called on Kenya to stop the shipment of the animals, saying the practice caused the monkeys to be "tormented in experiments." Kenya is not the only airline that has come under fire for flying animals, though most global carriers have stopped the transport of research primates in response to animal activists, <a href="https://www.peta.org/action/campaigns/airlines-ship-primates-labs/">according to PETA</a>.However, PETA said Air France is the only airline that has not confirmed to the organization that it has stopped the practice. According to AP, the Paris-based carrier believes animal research is essential for human health, despite years of pressure from animal rights groups and primate expert Jane Goodall.Air France did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

An airline will stop flying lab monkeys after a truck crash in Pennsylvania led to the escape and death of several of the animals

<ul class="summary-list"><li>People in Brazoria County, Texas have been trying to stop a company's plans to build a monkey farm.</li><li>Locals say they're worried about noise, the spread of disease, and monkey corpses.</li></ul>A biomedical company that wanted to build a research facility housing as many as 43,000 monkeys near Houston is facing opposition from locals who aren't happy about the plan, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/how-one-texas-county-is-fighting-43-000-monkeys-283fa869?mod=hp_featst_pos3">The Wall Street Journal</a> reported.Last March, Charles River Laboratories, a research firm worth more $12 billion, bought more than 500 acres of land in Brazoria County to house and breed monkeys for laboratory experiments.The facility would be considerably larger than any other in the US, according to animal-rights charity <a target="_blank" href="https://support.peta.org/page/60726/action/1">PETA</a>.After the plans were revealed in September, local landowners in the county have been mobilizing to block construction over concerns about the impact on housing values, noise levels, and the spread of disease."How much racket does 43,000 monkeys make?" asked Jason Robert, a shrimper who works near the site told the Wall Street Journal. "I'm sure they're not quiet.""I thought this would be a place to get away from everything," John Stern, a retired veterinarian who built a retreat for his family in the county, told the newspaper. "Now a monkey farm is my neighbor."A Charles River executive told locals the company would be "good neighbors," according to the Journal.But with the support of PETA and politicians, efforts to stop the facility being built have gained momentum."I am deeply concerned about the lack of communication and the proposed scope of this project," Rep. Cody Vasut, one of the county's representatives, wrote in <a target="_blank" href="https://cms8.revize.com/revize/sweenytx/Document_Center/Newslist/CV11282023.pdf">a letter </a>to the company.Citing the high likelihood of future flooding and disease spreading, he added that the area was "ill-suited for any significant development, let alone a medical research facility."PETA sent 4,000 letters to local residents and after a community meeting, the Brazoria County Commissioners Court passed a resolution urging federal and state agencies to deny permits for the primate facility.Charles River has since scaled back plans to house just 8,600 long-tailed macaques in Brazoria County, the Journal reported, and COO Birgit Girshick told the outlet: "Our plans are on hold." The company was founded in 1947, is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts and operates more than 150 facilities in some 21 countries, per its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.criver.com/about-us/about-us-overview/our-people?region=3696">website</a>.Animal testing is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/animal-research/research-using-animals-an-overview#:~:text=Yes.,still%20essential%20for%20medical%20progress.">still essential</a> for medical progress, according to Oxford University researchers, and played a crucial role in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/monkeys-given-new-oxford-vaccine-coronavirus-free-strong-exposure-encouraging-2020-4">development of COVID-19 vaccines</a>.Monkeys imported for research are quarantined until cleared by government veterinarians and no cases of infections spreading to surrounding communities have been recorded, a CDC spokesperson told the Journal.Charles River Laboratories did not immediately respond to BI's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.

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