Ozempic and Wegovy, medications that have become increasingly popular this year due to their weight loss effects, were both tested on a monkey species listed as endangered, according to a National Geographic analysis
Until now, the animals have been “readily available” and easy to work with, and there’s a lot known about them due to that widespread use, says John Pippin, who directs academic research and education for the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which signed the PETA petition.in lab testing and research in the U.S.
Pippin, whose group opposes animal experimentation, says that the time to move away from animal research has already arrived. Domestic breeding of the monkeys won’t solve research problems since animal results often do not successfully translate to humans, he says, and human tissue samples, organs on a chip, and stem cells are already available alternatives.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida alleged that he and his boss were part of a long-running international primate smuggling ring that represented wild-caught monkeys as captive-bred. Kry, according to the U.S., allegedly personally delivered wild-caught monkeys to a facility that passed them off as captive-bred and also received payments for his involvement in the smuggling scheme.
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