The decision to kill off the animals rather than move them to a sanctuary has been condemned by animal rights advocates and other observers. All of the primates at the centre were euthanized by administrated drugs on February 2, 2019, where the monkeys were ageing and 21 of them had Parkinson’s, according to documents released under freedom of information laws, the report said. Gluck added the monkeys were “apparently not considered worthy of a chance at a sanctuary life. Kathleen Rice, a US House representative, has written to Jim Bridenstine, Nasa’s administrator, to demand an explanation for the deaths. Rice, a New York Democrat, said she has been pushing for US government researchers to consider “humane retirement policies” for animals used in research.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 23, 2020 03:56 UTC