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Alpha Genesis is a company in Yemassee, South Carolina that breeds cynomolgous, rhesus and capuchin monkeys and sells the animals for use in research. Led by CEO Greg Westergaard [1] the company is one of the largest of its kind in the world. [2] It is a Class B dealer according to the United States Department of Agriculture. [3]
Breeding also occurred in European zoos from the 18th century when monkeys were returned from sea voyages and the public took interest in them. Recently large scale commercial breeders have been established. They are typically located in the United States where is there is a growing demand for monkey pets.
Cantalupo got her first monkey, a 4-week-old marmoset named Sisco, from a South Carolina breeder four years ago. In January of this year, Cantalupo got her second monkey, a 3-week-old vervet ...
Morgan Island is uninhabited, and is home to a breeding colony of approximately 3,500 free-ranging, Indian-origin rhesus monkeys. There is a 370-acre (150 ha) portion of upland that supports a semi-tropical maritime forest where the monkey colony primarily resides.
A plan to build a massive monkey-breeding facility that could eventually house 30,000 long-tailed macaques in a small Georgia city has sparked a multipronged legal battle pitting residents against ...
The Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) is one of seven federally funded National Primate Research Centers [2] in the United States and has been affiliated with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) since 1998. [3] The center is located on 200 acres (0.81 km 2) of land in Hillsboro, Oregon. [4]
This federal legislation, if passed, would prohibit the private ownership of primates as pets in the United States. ( Tiger King prompted similar legislation for big cats.) A December 2023 review found that the "U.S. ranked third out of 171 countries in the ease of purchasing a pet primate online, behind Indonesia and Vietnam."
The Monkey Island of Pomraning and Simon's youth was a fraction of the size of today's island. The island is currently about 1,800 feet long and 800 feet wide.