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Animals News tagged with monkeys

Marmosets in Brain Experiments at the Department of Physiology, Monash University, Australia
Animals  (tags: Monkeys, vivisection, please write, animalcruelty )

Bea
- 6 days ago - aahr.org.au
Researchers at the Physiology Department at Monash University, Clayton, are using monkeys in an attempt to understand the connections between different parts of the brain and responses of neurons to visual stimuli.
New Monkey Makes Its Debut at the Toledo Zoo
Animals  (tags: ohio, zoolife, wildlife, wild animals, primates, monkeys, debute, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 7 days ago - toledoblade.com
There's a new member of the Toledo Zoo's primate forest exhibit. The baby monkey, a male Francois' langur, was born earlier this month and is now on exhibit at the zoo with his mom, Ashes, and dad, Dong Puong. The baby is orange in color, quite a co
"Stop Monkey Business Campaign" (IN COMMENTS: PETITION)
Animals  (tags: MONKEYS, suffering, cruelty, abuse, AnimalCruelty, humans, death, wildanimals, protection, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates )

Brenda
- 23 days ago - stopmonkeybusiness.org.
Instead of living a free life in temple compounds or in the jungle, some rhesus monkeys have been put behind bars. Here they undergo tests to benefit biomedical and possibly bio-terrorism research in the USA.
Chemical in Plastic Is Connected to Health Problems in Monkeys
Animals  (tags: research, monkeys, plastic, BPA )

Michael
- 31 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have linked a chemical found in everyday plastics to problems with brain function and mood disorders in monkeys
Scientists Criticize UC Davis Primate Experiments as ´Unethical'
Animals  (tags: research labs, primates, experiments, monkeys, cruelty, animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 111 days ago - californiachronicle.com
panel of scientists - including two former University of California veterinarians and research insiders - issued statements this week criticizing experimental procedures commonly used in research laboratories at UCLA, UC Davis and UCSF, according to
Swiss Court Bans Work on Macaque Brains : Nature News
Animals  (tags: science, research, animals, macaque, monkeys, brains, swiss, zurich, animalwelfare, protection )

Chrissy
- 115 days ago - nature.com
Zurich's two largest institutes are appealing to the country's supreme court after a lower court decided to ban two primate experiments studying how the brain adapts to change. They say that the ban is a serious threat to all basic research that uses
Theft of Monkey From Brazilian Zoo a Blow to Rare Species
Animals  (tags: brazil, zoolife, primate, monkeys, theft, pied tamarin, endangered, extinction, humans, protection, investigation )

Jacquelin
- 119 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- The theft of a rare Amazon monkey from a Brazilian zoo could harm biologists' efforts to repopulate the endangered species, zoo officials said Wednesday. Workers arriving at the zoo Tuesday morning noticed the male pied tamarin was
Endangered Species : Mantled Howler Monkey
Animals  (tags: monkeys, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 134 days ago - earthsendangered.com
The mantled howler monkey is found in southern Mexico and Central and South America. It is named for its fringe of long, golden-brown hair along the sides, called a "mantle." It also gets its name from the roaring howl that it makes when communicating
A Monkey Off His Back
Animals  (tags: monkeys, pets, wild animals, AnimalWelfare, animals, environment, protection, wildlife, habitat )

Cher
- 135 days ago - courier-journal.com
From the Louisville Zoo, comes the announcement today about Mojo, a 3-year-old patas monkey previously owned by NASCAR superstar Stewart and Krista Dwyer. When Stewart and Dwyer noticed Mojo maturing and becoming aggressive, they sought help,
Dire Outcome for Forests as Monkeys Fall to Hunter's Bullet
Animals  (tags: monkeys, bushmeat, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, killing, death, wildlife, wildanimals, habitat )

Cher
- 136 days ago - earthtimes.org
Monkeys are being slaughtered by the million every year to cater to the rising demand for "bushmeat," with dire consequences for the tropical forests they roam in Africa, Asia and South America. The commercialization of the practice - bushmeat fetches
What Was the First Animal in Space?
Animals  (tags: animals, space, AnimalWelfare, monkeys, fruit flies, environment, protection, wildlife, pets, dogs )

Cher
- 145 days ago - universetoday.com
The first rocket ever sent to space probably carried bacteria or some other accidental passenger. But the first animals ever intentionally sent into space were fruit flies launched aboard a V2 rocket in 1947. US scientists were studying the effects of
A Video Of Monkey's Being Tortured - Watch Now! Please Sign Petition!!!
Animals  (tags: monkeys, torture, animals, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 148 days ago - petitionspot.com
PETAs investigator was hired by Covance as a technician and worked inside the companys primate testing lab in Vienna, Virginia, from April 26, 2004, to March 11, 2005. The investigator's video documentation inside the lab started on July 30, 2004, and
Studying Brazilian Primate Keeps Hope Alive
Animals  (tags: monkeys, study, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 151 days ago - jsonline.com
Weighing in at a maximum of about 20 pounds, with black circles rimming its eyes and fur encircling its face, the northern muriqui of the thick forests of southeastern Brazil is one of the world's most endangered species.
Kipunji
Animals  (tags: kipunji, monkeys, discovered, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 153 days ago - wcs.org
The newly discovered Kipunji has recently been reclassified as a new genus, making this the first new monkey genus discovered in over 83 years. Found only in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, the Kipunji is extremely rare, with only 500 individuals
Blow the Whistle on Cruelty to Animals
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, AnimalCruelty, ethics, Laboratories, experiments, monkeys )

Bea
- 163 days ago - animalwhistleblower.org
As a laboratory worker in an animal research facility, you may see and hear things that raise red flags or the hair on the back of your neck. If you are looking for support or just honest answers to questions about whether animals or workers are being
 

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