Peta releases video of experiments on infant monkeys at University of Washington

Summary

The animal-rights group Peta has released video footage showing distressed baby macaques in experiments at the University of Washington's National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC). According to the reporting, the footage is the first to show these filmed experiments. Records cited in the article show that newborn monkeys, some just two days old, were separated from their mothers and given neurological tests after prenatal exposure to a neurotoxin. The research concerned domoic acid, a toxin produced by marine algae that accumulates in shellfish and can cause illness in humans. The project ran for six years until 2020.

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1. The Guardian

   26 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Peta released footage showing newborn monkeys separated from their mothers and given neurological tests in domoic acid research at the University of Washington's National Primate Research Center, a project that ran until 2020.