AR-News: (Asia) Nepal Activists Say No Monkey Exports for Lab Tests

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

02 February 2004


KATHMANDU, Feb 2 (OneWorld) - Animal rights activists are protesting against 
an agreement between the Nepalese government and local nongovernmental 
organization (NGO), the Natural History Society of Nepal (NHSN), to breed thousands 
of rhesus monkeys, allegedly for supply to US laboratories. 

According to the letter of intent, the government will deliver 150 monkeys to 
the US as soon as NHSN establishes basic infrastructure to breed them. Along 
with monkeys, the government has already permitted another NGO to begin the 
commercial breeding of snakes. 

Activists say the US annually requires over 14,000 monkeys for research. They 
have demanded an immediate halt to the breeding and capture of animals for 
export. 




full story:

http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/78088/1/



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but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
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