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All the primates at Ames Research Center were put down on February 2, 2019
They had been overseen by a drug research company renting space there
The monkeys were older, and most had Parkinson s disease, the company said
The choice was made to humanely euthanize them to avoid a poor quality of life
NASA maintains it does not have any non-human primates in its facilities
updated: Dec 23 2020, 14:52 ist
Nasa put down 26 monkeys in its research center in one day last year instead of transferring them to a sanctuary, according to documents reviewed by The Guardian, a move which has left animal rights activists across the globe seething.
As per documents released under the freedom of information laws, 27 primates held by Nasa were euthanised on February 2, 2019, at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California. The document states that the monkeys were old and 21 of them suffered from Parkinson’s disease.
US House Representative Kathleen Rice wrote to Nasa’s administrator Jim Bridenstine regarding the deaths. “I look forward to an explanation from Bridenstine on why these animals were forced to waste away in captivity and be euthanised rather than live out their lives in a sanctuary,” Rice is quoted as saying by the Guardian.
All 27 monkeys held at NASA research centre killed on same day, report uncovers
The monkeys were all killed at the Ames Research Center on February 2, 2019, in a move that has sparked fury from animal rights campaigners after their deaths came to light
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22 December 2020, 7:33 pm EST By
NASA has reportedly killed all 27 monkeys that were living at the space agency s research center in California earlier last year. The animals were put to death using administrative drugs on February 2, 2019, according to the documents that were uncovered following a freedom of information request.
NASA killed 27 monkeys
After the news broke out, animal rights advocates were furious at NASA s decision to kill the monkeys and 21 of whom were reported to have had Parkinson s disease. The advocates have pointed out that the space agency should have moved them to an animal sanctuary instead of killing them.
According to John Gluck, an expert in animal ethics at the University of New Mexico, the monkeys were suffering the ethological deprivations and frustrations that are inherent of living in a laboratory.