Pharmaceutical Company Cuts Ties With Monkey Abuser

September 2010

After receiving a letter from PETA describing the abuse of monkeys at notorious monkey importer Primate Products, a New England–based pharmaceutical firm pledged never to purchase animals from the company again. Photos leaked from inside Primate Products showed monkeys suffering from large, crudely sutured wounds on their heads and necks. The primates were also missing large patches of hair and had gaping bloody holes in their scalps and limbs.