USDA Fines China Southern Airlines for Illegal Monkey Shipments

April 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture fined China Southern Airlines $11,600 for illegally shipping 1,380 monkeys over a six-month period in 2013 from breeding facilities in China to laboratories in the United States. The investigation and fine were prompted by a complaint filed by PETA after receiving a whistleblower report alleging that the airline was transporting monkeys to laboratories without a federal license to do so. Prior to the announcement of the fine, China Southern confirmed to PETA that it has stopped shipping primates destined for use in experiments.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind