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, ...

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).

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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 ...

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 ...

After more than a day of scratching at his protruding brain implant until it bled, Kenny, a research macaque who lives inside a York University lab, reportedly pulled out the implant from his right ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With extreme weather events on the rise across the globe, like the rare Category 5 hurricane that hit Mexico 11 days ago, we were ...