ABC News: Goodall, Others Oppose Research on Monkeys

ABC News: Goodall, Others Oppose Research on Monkeys

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Yerkes did not "nurture" the group of mangabeys. The colony is now just 228 animals and 70 died between 2001-2005. Two animals had to be euthanized becuase of extreme self-mutilation; one in 2003 and another in 2004. Animals died of common bacterial infections leaving doubt that the animals are receiving adequate veterinary care. The animals are kept at such high density and under such stressful conditions that fighting and serious injuries are common. Some injuries have proven fatal - but the fact that the animals were discovered dead and the cause of death of was determined to be tetanus suggests that if these woulds hadn't been ignored or gone unnoticed by staff, it's possible that the deaths would have been avoidable.

Baby mangabeys born at Yerkes' have a paltry 50% chance of survival. Some healthy babies are taken from their mothers and subjected to cruel maternal deprivation, which leaves them with a lifeling legacy of physiological and behavioral pathologies.

Yerkes has been cited for dozens of violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

The notion that Yerkes has ever cared about these mangabeys in any capacity other than as a commodity that might generate revenue is simply not supported by the evidence.