Whistleblower Claims Deadly Oversight at South Carolina Research Facility, PETA Calls for Shutdown Amid Tragic Monkey Deaths
YEMASEE, S.C. — A South Carolina research facility funded by the National Institutes of Health has come under scrutiny following allegations of severe mistreatment of monkeys, according to claims forwarded by the animal rights group PETA to the United States Department of Agriculture. The accusations came into the spotlight after a recent incident where 43 monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis facility. The whistleblower, an insider at Alpha Genesis, alerted PETA to conditions that allegedly …