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Mauritius - It's no holiday for the monkeys
With the launch of a new travel awareness and advertising campaign, the BUAV calls on tourists to help the monkeys of Mauritius.
The island of Mauritius is a tropical paradise, rich in lush foliage and surrounded by coral reefs. It is a top holiday destination for families, sun-seekers and honeymooners alike. Yet most are unaware that there is a dark secret to this paradise - Mauritius is one of the world's largest supplies of long-tailed macaques for the research industry. Up to 10,000 monkeys are exported from the island each year, including around 4,000 into the EU (including the UK) and many thousands to the United States.
At the centre of this campaign is an advert highlighting the idyllic side to Mauritius with the byline that monkeys, like the tourists, don't want to leave. The BUAV is running a country-wide billboard advertising campaign in Mauritius through December 2011 to January 2012. Our eye-catching advert appears in key locations across the island attracting the attention of residents and travellers alike. We are calling on people to make their objections to this cruel trade known.
BUAV Campaign advert
During a recent investigation on Mauritius, the BUAV exposed the terrible plight of these monkeys who are exported to laboratories around the world. We uncovered a shocking industry that inflicts great cruelty and suffering - one which rips families apart, imprisons some for life as breeding 'machines' and sends others overseas on airlines such as Air France, to suffer and die in cruel experiments.