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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys

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Sarah Kite, director of communications and special projects for the BUAV, said monkeys destined for research facilities are usually transported in cramped wooden crates in the plane’s cargo hold, where they can be subject to fluctuations in temperature, stopovers and in some cases long delays.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Animal advocacy groups have been lobbying for this for a while. The announcement below comes verbatim from the Pacific Free Press.they still need approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency though. We urge the Canadian Transportation Agency to immediately approve Air Canada's new, compassionate policy.".

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