The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity, ...

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Animals rights advocates are trying again to secure federal protections for two species of monkeys widely used for testing purposes in U.S. laboratories. In a pair of Endangered Species Act petitions ...

The psychological well-being of laboratory primates is enhanced when they are allowed to voluntarily participate in their own care through a process called positive reinforcement training (PRT).

The September death of a macaque in a Legacy Health animal lab has drawn the ire of activists. The macaque died during a Sept. 9 procedure in which an anesthesia machine was used incorrectly. A ...

Many factors influence growth and reproductive patterns in animals and people alike. New research, led by postdoctoral ...

After more than a day of scratching at his protruding brain implant until it bled, Kenny, a research macaque who lives inside ...

From People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Nat'l Inst. of Mental Health, decided last week by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.): According to PETA, the Elisabeth Murray lab, under the aegis of ...