Local company to cull monkeys

Thousands of monkeys could be slaughtered in Mauritius as part of a cost-cutting operation ordered by a British-backed supplier to the vivisection industry. The mass culling is being considered by Noveprim Ltd, which runs macaque breeding farms in Mauritius. Noveprim’s directors are said to believe there is a worldwide overproduction of primates and that they [...]

20 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily