Shocking Findings:
- High mortality rates of monkeys trapped in the wild. As many as 8 out of every 10 monkeys captured died before reaching the laboratory
- Cruelty inflicted during the trapping process including one macaque picked up by the tail and smashed against a rock in Mauritius
- Appalling conditions at holding centres in source countries - monkeys kept in cramped and overcrowded cages
- Suffering and losses inflicted on monkeys travelling as cargo on passenger airlines to destinations around the world
- Primates kept in inadequate conditions at Shamrock resulting in abnormal behaviour including circling, rocking and self-mutilation
- Primates' suffering and distress increased by the general attitude and behaviour of staff at Shamrock, who denied the animals the care and dignity they deserved
- Rough handling by Shamrock staff. Primates captured by nets and hauled to the ground, causing distress and injury, including cuts, bruises and even loss of teeth
- Shocking experiments at Hazleton that involved primates held in restraint chairs whilst forced to inhale toxic substances via a mask secured to their head. The monkeys would often scream and struggle while placed in these chairs
- At Hazleton, monkeys were slapped about the body by staff, shaken and prodded whilst restrained. One monkey was called 'Rape' because she screamed frequently
