The cruel experiment that explains Punch the Monkey’s attachment to a plushie

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by ...
The Boston Globe

Casey Affleck urges Mass. lawmakers to ban separation of baby monkeys

In a letter sent Monday to Massachusetts lawmakers, actor Casey Affleck is urging a bill that would prohibit the separation of baby monkeys from their mothers for laboratory experiments, a practice ...
Scientific American

Punch the monkey and his plushie re-create a famous psychological experiment

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: Primates deserve a chance at life after laboratory experiments

Until five years ago, members of the General Assembly were unaware of a dog factory farm that had operated in Cumberland County since the 1960s. When PETA’s undercover investigation exposed the ...
MassLive

After legal battle, PETA to obtain UMass monkey lab records in settlement

After years of fighting over the use of animals for research, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have settled a 2022 public records lawsuit.
Santa Maria Times

The risk of lab experiments on animals extends to people, too | Guest Commentary

I’m a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, so I know there are ways to prevent the recent incident in Mississippi where eight monkeys escaped during transport from a research lab in New ...