CORRECTION - Hundreds of Endangered Monkeys Arrive in Canada for Research Despite Public Health Risk

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CORRECTION - Hundreds of Endangered Monkeys Arrive in Canada for Research Despite Public Health Risk

The Animal Protection Party of Canada raises alarm over public health risks, violations of national laws and international guidelines, secrecy and ethical failures

Jul 16, 2025

TORONTO, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a release issued July 16, 2025 by The Animal Protection Party of Canada under the same headline, please note details surrounding the flight were incomplete. The corrected release follows:

The Animal Protection Party of Canada is sounding the alarm after a SkyTaxi flight carrying hundreds of endangered long-tailed macaques from Cambodia arrived in Canada early yesterday morning. These monkeys are destined for use in Canadian laboratories 鈥� a practice shrouded in secrecy and fraught with ethical and public health concerns.