Help stop the exploitation of Indonesia’s primates

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Help stop the exploitation of Indonesia’s primates

An investigation by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) has revealed a shocking trade in monkeys from Indonesia for the international research industry. The findings raise serious questions about Indonesia’s adherence to international animal welfare guidelines, breaches in its own laws and failures to comply with CITES (the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species) regulations.
The investigation further revealed the appalling and cruel fate that awaits many of these monkeys at their final destination - a research laboratory. NEAVS joins BUAV in a call to CITES to suspend Indonesia and carry out its own investigation. This call comes as Indonesia announces a staggering three-fold increase (15,100) in the number of wild monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) allowed to be trapped in 2009 and exported into research.

The U.S. is one of the largest importers of monkeys for research. In addition to the profound humane and ethical considerations regarding their use in research, the U.S. government needs to take seriously the macaques’ protected status and the effect that this cruel and prolific trade is having on them.

ACT NOW
1. Write to the President of Indonesia. Ask him to place an immediate ban on the capture, breeding and export of long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques for research.
Dr. H. Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoPresident of the Republic of IndonesiaIstana NegaraJl. Medan Merdeka UtaraJakarta Pusat 10010IndonesiaEmail: presiden@ri.go.id
2. Write to the U.S. Indonesian Embassy. Ask the government of Indonesia to place an immediate ban on the capture, breeding and export of long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques for research.
Embassy of Indonesia 2020 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Or use the online contact form.
(Click here for information on Indonesian Embassies in other countries.)
3. Write to the CITES Secretariat. Ask CITES to investigate the Indonesian primate trade and suspend Indonesia's membership pending the outcome of their investigation.
CITES SecretariatInternational Environment House11 Chemin des AnémonesCH-1219 Châtelaine, GenevaSwitzerland
Photo and video credits: BUAV