The indictment of several members of an alleged international monkey smuggling ring is sending ripples through the U.S. biomedical community.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice charged two Cambodian wildlife officials and several members of a Hong Kong-based primate supply company with, an endangered species,
It’s unclear how many of the animals in question have been used in research, but one of two companies that received them is the largest private supplier of monkeys to U.S. research labs,that “while we do not yet know if these allegations will be proven true, Inotiv strongly condemns any and all unauthorized trading/importation of endangered species.
The need for cynos has indeed grown, especially during the pandemic. The species was one of the main animal models employed to, and researchers are increasingly using the monkeys to study Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other diseases. “There is a sky-high demand for these animals,” O’Connor says. If monkeys are to be used in research in the U.S., there is a responsibility to ensure they are well cared-for … and sourced responsibly.Cindy Buckmaster, a spokesperson for Americans for Medical Progress, which advocates for the use of animals in scientific studies, says there’s not much that companies like Inotiv—or the labs they sell to—can do to check the provenance of the animals they receive. “We have to take the documentation at face value,” she says.
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