Animal Welfare Group Exposes Infant Monkey Experiments at University

PETA exposes controversial neurological experiments on newborn infant monkeys at a university research center.

Animal rights organization PETA has published footage showing newborn macaques undergoing neurological testing at a University of Washington facility. The tests involve separating infant monkeys from their mothers to study a neurotoxin. Critics condemn the experiments as unethical and harmful to primate development.

• The organizationPETA published the covertly obtained footage showing the laboratory conditions.
• The locationThe experiments took place at the National Primate Research Center situated within the University of Washington.
• The methodNewborn macaques were separated from their mothers shortly after birth for neurotoxin research.
• The outcomeMany of the infant primates involved in the study were reportedly euthanized following the tests.