Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) is calling on the public to support Australian Parliament e-petition EN8985, titled “Allow Primates in Research the Same Protections as Great Apes.” The petition is listed on the Australian Parliament e-petitions website and seeks to extend stronger ethical protections to all non-human primates used in research.
Documentation obtained by Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) has identified an unexpected death of a macaque via strangulation, the holding of macaques significantly beyond the approved holding time, and deviations from approved protocols. The redacted project reporting documentation relate to a project investigating
The Reality Every year, hundreds of Australian macaques, marmosets, baboons, and night monkeys are confined to laboratories. They are caged, subjected to invasive procedures, and almost always killed once the experiment ends. Most Australians don’t support primate experiments and over 100,000 citizens have already called for a ban. There is
Halfway down a quiet tree-lined Lawless Road in Churchill, Victoria, there is a large primate breeding and research facility. Although, aside from those who work there, the existence of this place remains largely a mystery. The facility’s location is not public knowledge. The gates are high – perhaps to keep
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