Caucaseco Case

Authorities' temporary closure of malaria labs

Environmental authorities' temporary closure of malaria labs

environmental authorities operation to confiscate night monkeys from malaria labs

environmental authorities operation to confiscate night monkeys used in research

Confiscated night monkeys veterinary evaluation

Monkey being held by two scientist

Authorities confiscate night monkeys from FUCEP

two men standing next to kennels housing night monkeys after confiscation

Building housing night monkeys used in malaria research at FUCEP.

Building at Fundación Centro de Primates (FUCEP) housing night monkeys.  The structure is built of chain-link fence, covered with construction mesh and plastic sheets, restricting airflow

Dead baby night monkey lies in a tray meant for collecting feces from a cage

Dead baby night monkey lies in a tray meant for collecting feces from a cage

Scared manually restrained night monkey laying on an unclean countertop

Staff manually restraining a scared night monkey laying on an unclean countertop

A night monkey's corpse after necropsy

A night monkey's corpse after necropsy

The staff is performing a procedure on a scared night monkey being held down on an unclean table

The staff is performing a procedure on a scared night monkey being held down on an unclean table

Staff is conducting a procedure on a night monkey placed on a dirty table

Staff is conducting a procedure on a night monkey placed on a contaminated table

A night monkey used in malaria research is inside a soiled corrugated pipe serving as a nest.

A night monkey in a dirty cage with a green background

Two night monkeys are sitting on top of what appears to be a hideout covered with feces

Two night monkeys are sitting on top of what appears to be a hideout covered with feces. (Photo obtained by PETA from a whistleblower)

A night monkey perched on a corrugated pipe nest covered with feces.

A night monkey perched on a corrugated pipe nest covered with feces.

Night monkey poking out of a soiled hideout

Night monkey poking out of a soiled hideout

Close-up of a night monkey's dirty and hairless tail.

Close up of a night monkey's dirty and hairless tail.

Night monkey used in malaria research perched on top of a corrugated pipe nest soiled with feces.

Night monkey used in malaria research perched on top of a corrugated pipe nest soiled with feces. The monkey appears to be missing forearm and tail hair

Two night monkeys are sitting on top of a soiled corrugated pipe serving as a nest

Two monkeys are sitting on top of a soiled corrugated pipe serving as a nest. (Photo obtained by PETA from a whistleblower)

A night monkey in a soiled cage looking out from plastic hideout

A night monkey in a soiled cage looking out from plastic hideout

Three night monkeys sitting on top of each other in a dirty cage

Three night monkeys sitting on top of each other in a dirty cage

Night monkey in a soiled and rusty cage.

Night monkey in a soiled and rusty cage

Three night monkeys used in malaria research housed in a small dirty cage

Three night monkeys used in malaria research housed in a small dirty cage

Night monkeys used in malaria research in a small, soiled, and rusty cage

Night monkeys used in malaria research in a small, soiled, and rusty cage. The monkeys appear to be hiding in a plastic nest. One of the monkeys appears to be missing an eye.

Dirty cages housing night monkeys used in malaria research

Dirty cages housing night monkeys used in malaria research. Cages are standing on moldy cracked concrete floor

Metal dirty cage with a night monkey in it.

Metal dirty cage with a night monkey in it. A soda bottle being used as a water dispenser for the monkey

Dirty cages where FUCEP housed night monkey

Several cages with night monkeys in them are lined up inside a wet and soiled structure

Night monkey in a small dirty cage

Night monkey in a small soiled cage on a moldy concrete floor.

Night monkeys in a cage is soiled with feces

Two night monkeys are sitting inside a soiled cage (Photo obtained by PETA from a whistleblower)