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Unacceptable Trade in Primate Research Animals

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Around 10,000 are bred and exported from Mauritius to the US, UK and Japan. Tags: animal experimentation animal research primates medical research. They are considered an environmental pest because they are a non-native species that inflict ecological damage.but to deal with them this way is just unacceptable.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. He then says he goes to "exceptional lengths" to make ensure the physical and psychological welfare of the primates he uses, "except when it's absolutely necessary" to harm them.