The animals, of the Sapajus Cay species, were sent to the Hidden Forest Sanctuary, where elephants and other protected species are also housed.
Fifty monkeys that were rescued from the basement of a hospital in the City of Buenos Aires They were transferred to South Africaafter the prosecutor of the case has rejected the request to suspend the trip.
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The Specialized Fiscal Unit in Environmental Matters (UFEMA), in charge of Carlos Rolero Santurian, rejected the request of the complaint that requested to suspend the transfer of the 50 monkeys that were housed in the basement of the CEMIC Hospital in the Saavedra neighborhood.


Until 2021, the hospital had a laboratory in the third basement, where Experiments and tests were carried out with monkeys. Although this place closed, the animals continued to be locked up in that sector.
The prosecutor confirmed the transfer of the monkeys to South Africa
Monkeys of the species Sapajus Cay They had everything ready to complete their transfer to South Africa, when the complaint raised the termination of their trip. However, in the last few hours the prosecutor announced the rejection of the proposal and that the animals were shipped and are already on their way to the sanctuary. Hidden Forest Sanctuary.
In a statement, the Buenos Aires Public Prosecutor’s Office assured: “In a document, UFEMA based the decision on the criterion of providing a better quality of life to the animals, which is why the destination offers the best possible conditions for their stay and reunion with their natural habitat.”
In this sense, the writing highlights that “The best way is to move and dismantle the vivarium, which should be permanently removed.”
Thus, the animal’s well-being was put as a priority and its transfer to the center of South Africa was carried out, which It is also a sanctuary for elephants and other protected species.
Source: Ambito

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