US Department of Agriculture Issues Official Warning to Alpha Genesis Facility

PETA urges federal response after 22 monkeys die at South Carolina research facility

PETA is demanding that a research facility in South Carolina face federal funding cuts after a USDA inspection report revealed the deaths of 22 monkeys.

USDA issues official warning to Alpha Genesis over Nov. 2024 death of 22 monkeys

The US Department of Agriculture issued an official warning to the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee earlier this month after a December 2024 in

US Department of Agriculture issues official warning to Alpha Genesis facility

YEMASSEE, S.C. (WSAV) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an official warning to the controversial monkey research facility in Yemassee this month. In November 2024, 22 macaque monkeys reportedly died from carbon monoxide exposure at Alpha Genesis. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) The deaths were first made public by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who said they obtained whistleblower reports of the incident. An US…

PETA Releases Statement on Alpha Genesis being Cited by Feds After 22 Monkeys Suffocate

The following is a statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the just-issued Official Warning from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Alpha Genesis Yemassee Primate Center for the suffocation deaths of 22 endangered long-tailed macaques from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this year.