France expansion of lab monkey center sparks division

ROUSSET: Monkey calls ring out from a compound tucked away from the iconic vineyards and rolling hills of southern France, where one of the country’s key primatology centers is facing pushback over expansion plans. The site run by the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Rousset in the Provence region has for decades been raising hundreds of primates destined for laboratories to use in scientific experiments. But a plan to triple the number of primates at the site to 1,800 by 2029 has been met with criticism from rights groups.

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