Jasper County, Mississippi – A truck hauling Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University overturned on Tuesday, allowing the primates to escape along Interstate 59, outside of Heidelberg, Mississippi. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, all but one of the monkeys were subsequently killed.
The initial public post from the authorities stated that the monkeys were aggressive to humans and required PPE to handle. The authorities said:
” The monkeys carry hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID.”
After the initial social media post, the sheriff’s department provided the update about the one remaining monkey on the loose:
“All but one of the escaped monkeys have been destroyed. We have been in contact with an animal diposal company to help handle the situation.
Mississippi Wildlife and Fisheries is also on site with our local law enforcement.
We are continuing to look for the one monkey that is still on the loose.”
Tulane University issued a statement that the monkeys were NOT infectious, contradicting what the police were told by the driver of the overturned truck. The sheriff’s department said:
“The driver of the truck told local law enforcement that the monkeys were dangerous and posed a threat to humans. We took the the appropriate actions after being given that information from the person transporting the monkeys. He also stated that you had wear PPE equipment to handle the monkeys.”
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14 Comments
Very WELL SAID, ALL of your truthful comments. Thank you, their Only escape from the human BEAST, sorry to say, was “DEATH “!!!!!!
The driver is a monster, kill that sick bastard! The only comfort is that these poor monkeys will not suffer anymore in a sadistic lab!! They were on the way to be tortured to death, so maybe this accident is their escape from hell….
Thanks to fuckkng Humans, these Monkees would have been in theure natural habitat instead a blood duckkng Fucking laboratory with shit scientists,poking, prodding, injectiong, restraining them!! Those people need to have the same done to them!! POS!! I hate laboratories & what they do to all animals!! Rot in Hell!!
If that driver gave seriously incorrect information to law enforcement, knowingly or not, he or she should be FIRED!
Just fired? He/she should be charged with multiple crimes, as this impacted the animals (the most important aspect), but also the lab, the safety of other drivers – there is a LOT to unpack if this was a lie.
They were only aggressive because they were scared. They had nothing to look forward to except being tortured.
better for the poor monkeys to die than to be tortured to death in a laboratory. vivisection labs are torture Chambers for animals and should be closed down it is inhumane to torture animals in the name of science as so many alternatives these days. animals do not smoke drink alcohol take drugs eat crap like we humans do so why should they suffer for our bad life style choices its at times like this I am ashamed to be part of the human race
rest in peace dear monkey’s suffer no more 😢
Well said Janet 🛐✝️
All comments completely true. 😡😾😥😿 Innocent creatures tortured x 2.
The monkeys shouId not have been on that truck in the first pIace. Being transported to a Iaboratory for some torture there. Those peopIe are demonic.
Sombody is lying here big-time , either the driver or the university, and this needs to be investigated. Those monkeys were killed and disposed of to hide the truth.
And saying the monkeys were dangerous and posed a threat to humans….. more like HUMANS are dangerous and pose a threat to monkeys and ALL animals.
He should “be destroyed”!
The treatment of animals by the human race is disgusting. The driver should be charged with reckless driving and ultimately for lying which cost these monkeys their lives.
Well said Janet 🛐✝️