New documents sought under American freedom of information laws, such as India’s Freedom of Information Act, have revealed that 27 monkeys held at a NASA research center were killed last year by taking a drug. into them. According to a report from the Guardian, all 27 monkeys were killed in one day at NASA’s Ames research center in Silicon Valley, California. The 27 primates were reported to be suffering from Parkinson’s disease and were discharged in February 2019.
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All monkeys living in the NASA base were over the age of 21. The euthanisation has raised warning bells among animal rights activists, who have questioned the decision to kill the monkeys rather than move them to asylum. Animal rights activists have called NASA’s decision “inhuman” and have called for an investigation.
U.S. House Representative Kathleen Rice has written to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine asking why the monkeys were not evacuated.
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Monkeys not used for research
According to the report, the monkeys lived in NASA’s California research center in partnership with LifeSource BioMedical and were not used for any research purposes. According to Stephanie Solis, head of LifeSource BioMedical, the monkeys were handed over to the company, which rents space at the NASA facility, and they decided to take care of the animals as sanctuaries were not willing to bring them in. because so poor. Cheers.
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Solis also said that the decision to place the monkeys in a compassionate manner was a reminder of old age and declining health. Solis said the monkeys at the center were given quality care to survive, adding that all costs were borne by the company itself. Meanwhile, NASA has said it does not house prime ministers at its facilities, only humans.
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