Repeated violations of Animal Welfare Laws reported from major contract research laboratories and universities raise serious concerns for Mauritius Mauritius is now the biggest exporter of non-human primates to research corporations across Europe and the USA. The macaques captured and breed for the commercial exploitation in research reportedly have no protection from repeated abuse and unnecessary suffering in those laboratories. Here are a few images and links for you to g

Over 200 conservation and animal welfare organizations worldwide urged the Mauritian government to end all wild captures and exports of macaques and adopt humane, science-based management strategies to address human-monkey conflicts. The AfA coalition highlights a serious breach of CITES obligations, noting that Mauritius has failed to conduct Non-Detriment Findings, essential assessments required for the export of CITES-listed species to ensure that trade does not endanger