Woman exposed to monkey saliva at crash scene now has antiviral medication, USDA Investigate: PETA statement

For immediate release:
January 24, 2022

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Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382

Danville, Father. – Please see the following statement from primate scientist Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, PETA’s Scientific Advisor, who spoke to an eyewitness at the scene of a truck crash in Pennsylvania today. Friday. This morning, PETA filed a complaint with the US Department of Agriculture and the agency has just confirmed that it has opened an investigation.

PETA has obtained eyewitness information that a woman at the accident scene who was exposed to monkey saliva caused a reaction and that she is currently taking antiviral and medication to protect against rabies. . According to reports, the faeces and urine of the terrified monkeys were smeared all over the highway as crates – not fastened as required – flew out of trucks, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. disease will have to be shuffled to ensure that many people present at the scene are not in danger. The monkeys, some potentially injured and all terrified, remained on the highway in sub-zero temperatures for hours without any protection or veterinary care as the onlookers Pay attention to the box. Importation of monkeys for experiments with minimal supervision – monkeys arriving by plane from Asia or Africa, transported by truck without adequate supervision to undisclosed quarantine locations , and then sent to labs across the country. If the monkeys developed bloody diarrhea or other symptoms after the quarantine period, PETA knew that no officials had been notified and no one seemed to care. For the safety of ALL animals, the United States must stop pretending that monkey experiments are useful and stop importing them.

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