Action for Primates

Fury over Chinese 'monkey execution' show A disturbing video shows the primate made to kneel with its arms bound and a hood pulled over its head before a performer appears to simulate shooting it.

Utterly shocking display of cruelty towards #monkeys, abused for 'entertainment' in #China. We urge people to never patronise such venues & to always voice strong objections to sponsors, tourist boards, local governments & others. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Infant long-tailed macaque, Indonesia market; Animal Friends Jogja/Action for Primates

Guilty plea in "deeply disturbing" baby monkey torture case. Francisco Javier Ravelo of Florida to be sentenced on 21 May for distributing videos depicting sexual torture & mutilation of #monkeys in violation of US Preventing Animal Cruelty & Torture Act. www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr...

Mt. Pleasant man charged in connection with monkey torture videos A Mt. Pleasant man has been charged in federal court with paying people overseas to torture monkeys and video record the acts. Joseph Garrett Buckland is charged with conspiracy to create and distribu...

We welcome ongoing action by US law agencies in tracking down depraved online #monkey torture groups—Joseph Garrett Buckland of PA charged with conspiracy to create & distribute "animal crush" videos depicting abuse & torture of monkeys in #Indonesia

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Green monkeys in dealer's cage, St Kitts; Cruelty Free International

Pregnant African green #monkeys forced to consume alcohol in disturbing experiments carried out in #StKitts by researchers from #Canada & publicly funded by the Canadian taxpayer; more information:
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Long-tailed macaque in Mauritius monkey farm; Cruelty Free International

Concerns over plight of long-tailed #macaques transported from #Mauritius to testing laboratories reported @lexpressmaurice including shocking ordeal of one monkey who remained undiscovered for 5 days in waste treatment facility in #Florida.
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Marmosets in laboratory at the University of Cambridge; Cruelty Free International

Please speak up for #marmosets deliberately brain damaged with toxins & killed at #CambridgeUniversity in an attempt to mimic humans with schizophrenia. It’s long overdue to stop the inhumane & immoral use of nonhuman primates as 'surrogates' for humans. tinyurl.com/wuzv87bf

Captive infant long-tailed macaque, Indonesia; Action for Primates

USA - another guilty plea in monkey torture conspiracy case. Robert Craig of North Carolina has pleaded guilty to involvement in online #monkey torture group that created & distributed videos depicting extreme violence & sadistic abuse of baby monkeys.
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Long-tailed macaques at export facility, Mauritius; Cruelty Free International

Hundreds of long-tailed #macaques - destined for testing labs - exported from #Mauritius endure a 28 hour transport ordeal to USA on #SkyTaxi. Stopping @JFKairport before final destination - #Miami @iflymia. This is a relentless and brutal trade in monkeys' lives.

Long-tailed macaque, export facility, Cambodia; Cruelty Free International

Citizens & residents of #Canada: please sign e-petition (e-7020) to help protect Endangered long-tailed macaques from #Cambodia who are being imported by Canada for testing laboratories. Bill initiated by @AnimalProtectCA & sponsored @MelArnoldMP: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Secret video shows inhumanity of monkey air transport. Hundreds of distressed long-tailed #macaques from #Vietnam cry out to each other. Packed inside these crates, the #monkeys subjected to lengthy ordeal lasting 40 h with multiple flights & stops. Destined for US labs.

Japanese macaque living freely; pen_ash, FreeIMG

In #Japan, snow monkeys suffer invasive brain surgery & death in meaningless experiment to study what lies behind motivation in people. Heartbreaking that these #macaques - revered throughout history in Japan - can be exploited & treated so inhumanely. tinyurl.com/mr2er2ya

Plus de 103 000 macaques exportés : Maurice sommé de s’expliquer par plusieurs organisations et coalitions internationales Le silence des autorités mauriciennes résonne de plus en plus fort sur la scène internationale. Depuis octobre 2024, plusieurs appels formels, adressés au gouvernement au sujet du sort des macaques à ...

The failure by the #Mauritius government to respond to international concerns about the global trade & transport of long-tailed #macaques & questions over the country's compliance with the #CITES convention has been reported by @lexpressmaurice: lexpress.mu/s/maurice-so...

Long-tailed macaque at a breeding facility in Cambodia; Cruelty Free International

Decision by Charles River to buy monkey farm in Cambodia for $510 million to ensure its own source of long-tailed macaques for toxicity (poisoning) testing is contrary to recent statements by US government agencies to reduce animal testing.

Monkey Torture Ring: Feds Sentence Man To Prison For Commissioning Gruesome Animal Crush Videos Massachusetts man Garrett Fitzgerald was sentenced to 30 months for conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos.

Garrett Fitzgerald, from Scituate, #Massachusetts is the latest person to be imprisoned for his role in online baby #monkey torture groups. We welcome ongoing US crackdown on these depraved & sadistic people. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Long-tailed macaque living freely, Mauritius; Cruelty Free International

Mauritius Gov fails to respond to global appeal over plight of long-tailed #macaques. Letter to Dr Arvin Boolell, Minister of Agro, from @AsiaforAnimals raises concerns that #Mauritius is failing to comply with CITES convention regarding macaque exports: tinyurl.com/27y7hsej

Female rhesus macaque in laboratory; Cruelty Free International/SOKO Tierschutz

Rhesus macaques used as 'models' of human alcoholism in USA; fourteen female monkeys force-fed alcohol to simulate chronic binge drinking, infected with virus, then killed @LSUHealthNO; paid for with US taxpayer money. Please speak out against this cruelty: tinyurl.com/whynk83r

Long-tailed macaque exported from Mauritius filmed in laboratory in Germany; SOKO Tierschutz/Cruelty Free International

Today is #SunshineSaturday! Before booking your holiday in the sun, remember the persecuted #monkeys in #Mauritius. In 2024, over 14,000 long-tailed macaques were sent to suffer & die in testing labs in USA, EU & UK. Call on @GovMauritius & @SeeMauritius to end this cruel trade.

Wild-caught long-tailed macaque in Indonesia, infant had been taken from her; Action for Primates

Thank you to everyone who has spoken out against the abuse, exploitation & persecution of non-human primates in 2025. We hope you will continue to do so in 2026: actionforprimates.org

Kennedy ‘deeply committed to ending animal experimentation’ HHS secretary vows to end U.S. monkey imports, push for retirement of research primates

Encouraging news on US non-human primate research; Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed to ending; bipartisan support in Congress:
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We are grateful to US law enforcement agencies for continuing to track down & prosecute the vile & perverted individuals involved in horrific online baby #monkey torture groups. Latest person jailed is Robert Berndt of Philadelphia, sentenced to 38 months.

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30,000 live animals seized in global operation against wildlife and forestry crime 134 participating countries make record seizures of protected plants, animals and timber

Action for Primates applauds the efforts of law enforcement agencies involved in "Operation Thunder." Thousands of animals seized, including non-human primates—victims of the global illegal wildlife trade: www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...

Captured long-tailed macaque with infant, Indonesia; Action for Primates

World Monkey Day! A time to celebrate these wonderful beings, but also a time to remember how they continue to suffer at the hands of humans across the globe: exploited, persecuted & abused. Please speak up for #monkeys: actionforprimates.org
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Olive baboon mother and infant in a laboratory; Cruelty Free International

Disgusting & inhumane research at University of Oklahoma in USA. Female baboons were forced to consume Western-style diet, subjected to invasive surgery & had their foetuses & infants killed. Please protest: tinyurl.com/4cjb5ht5

Infant long-tailed macaques for sale at roadside market in Indonesia; JAAN/Sumatra Wildlife Center

Bali bans the keeping of long-tailed macaques as pets; a practice responsible for widespread cruelty & misery. This is an important new policy issued by Governor Koster & one we hope will be introduced elsewhere in Indonesia. www.socialexpat.net/bali-governo...

63 macaques rescued, Cambodian smuggler busted The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested a Cambodian national for attempting to smuggle 63 protected crab-eating macaques out of Thailand and into Cambodia.

Another attempt to smuggle long-tailed #macaques from #Thailand into #Cambodia has been uncovered; a stark reminder of the threats faced by this IUCN Red Listed Endangered species, one that needs greater protection from CITES not less. www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

Native to #Madagascar, endangered #lemurs are now facing a disturbing new threat from humans. A new report has found they are increasingly being hunted for human consumption: www.ndtv.com/science/lemu...

Long-tailed macaque in transit crate, Brussels Airport, 2024; Animal Rights

Currently no #monkey flights planned by #SmartLynxMalta after a parent company restructuring. The airline has been a regular transporter of long-tailed #macaques from #Mauritius to US testing labs; inhumane ordeals lasting over 40 hours, involving multiple flights and stop-overs.

It’s ‘whack-a-mole’: Alarming rise in pet trade fuels wildlife trafficking into California In October, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at California’s Otay Mesa border crossing noticed an odd bulge inside a man’s pants. Jesse Agus Martinez, a U.S. citizen who lives in Tijuana, ...

An alarming increase in wildlife trafficking into #California is being blamed on social media for fuelling a demand in wild animals, including monkeys, as ‘pets’, in particular #spidermonkeys from #Mexico. Reported by Mongabay: news.mongabay.com/2025/11/its-...

Long-tailed macaques caged in farm, Lao PDR; Cruelty Free International

CITES Standing Committee meeting (SC79) takes place this week, crucial decisions are to be made that will impact the future of the Endangered long-tailed #macaque in SE Asia, in particular in #Cambodia & #LaoPDR. tinyurl.com/bdpksz3m

Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear

We welcome report by @ScienceMagazine that US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (@CDCgov) have been told to phase out #monkey research. We urge for a compassionate release of all monkeys into funded life-time care in sanctuaries. www.science.org/content/arti...