Animal transport company JKL Secure Freight has been cited under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), after workers left an air shipment of 336 endangered monkeys crammed in tiny crates on the tarmac of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) for at least 95 minutes in 87-degree heat. Air shipment to Atlanta July 16According to the report, the shipment of 336 macaques arrived on Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET518. It was the first time in several years that monkeys were flown into the Atlanta airport. PETA has subsequently urged the Ethiopian carrier to stop shipments of monkeys for the purposes of laboratory experimentation. Apart from animal welfare issues, the importation of monkeys poses a grave and potentially fatal public health risk.

Source: Ethiopian News November 29, 2023 14:58 UTC