Shocking news
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To the surprise and shock of everyone who protested the Nepal 'monkey business' during the past five years, The Himalayan Times on November 18 announced that soon 25 monkeys from the Lele breeding centre will be send to the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in Texas. A Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation member stated that, "[m]onkeys born in the centre are their personal property. We cannot oppose experiments on them".
This completely contradicts an earlier announcement by the Department. In a letter to diplomatic missions written in August the Department stated it would not allow monkeys to be exported for biomedical research.
The coalition will oppose the shipment both in Nepal and overseas. Letters have been send to the President and Prime Minister, as well as the airlines. A demonstration will be organized in front of the government office, and a press conference will be called. We will NOT allow innocent living beings to undergo terrible suffering in US labs!
Photogallery
Don't send sacred monkeys to their death!
A solemn vigil held by TiK (Tierrechtsinitiative Köln) in front of the Nepalese Consulate of Cologne, Germany, Nov 12.
Activists gathered in the front of Nepalese General Embassy in Moscow, Oct 17.
Protesters gather at the Nepal Embassy in Brussels during special campaign week in July
Delegates from two Swiss animal rights group hand over a letter to embassy representative Dadhi Ram Bhandari on July 14, 2008 | Protesters at the Nepal Consulate in Cologne, Germany, July 17, 2008
Protestors gather at the UN headquarters in Geneva to protest the export of Nepalese rhesus monkeys to US research labs
Outside UN
headquarters, Switserland
Demonstration in Switseland
Manoj giving lakka at the docu-show organised by Roots and Shoots
The audience at the show
Manoj with the audience after the show
Demonstrators rally in front of the Nepal Embassy in Brussels on April 25 2008
Protestors in Amsterdam reach out to tourists and local residents
Protestors in front of the Nepal Consulate in Amsterdam, on April 24 2008
'Animal testing is a crime against the vulnerable'
Dutch protestors gather in Amsterdam
Protestors in front of Nepal Consulate Amsterdam
'Without Monkeys Our Life is Impossible' Nepal Rally held on March 24
The group arrives at the Department of Wildlife
Students have made their own playcards
Protesters make their points clear
Human monkeys in cages are being harassed by 'researchers'
Government staff come out to have a look at the protest
One of the young protestors hands over petition to Dr Laxmi Manandhar
Manoj Gautam from Roots and Shoots hands over petition to Mr Ananta Parajuli
The three winners of 'Best Mask and Playcard Competition'
Belgium protesters say NO to Nepal's Monkey Business
Providing information to the public by megaphones
Belgium protesters demonstrated at the Nepal Embassy in Brussels on March 20
Scared monkeys in a US lab
Stop Dierproven started the series of international demonstrations in Amsterdam early February. Stop Dierproeven argues that exporting monkeys might harm tourism to Nepal
Protesters carrying playcards arrive at the Nepal Embassy in London on February 23
Nepal's Shame: protestors emphasize the fact that Nepal will not attract public support by exporting monkeys to the USA
Visitors and passers-by are surprised to learn that Nepal allows breeding of lab monkeys
Students and animal welfare campaigners join the demonstration organised by Roots and Shoots
Manoj Gautam from Roots and Shoots Nepal heads a demonstration in February 2007 against the breeding and export of monkeys for biomedical research
Already tests are carried out on rhesus monkeys at the National Biomedical Research Center in Lele , Nepal , a partner of the Southwest Foundation, Texas , USA
The unfinished construction of Nepal Biodiversity Research Society, Lamatar , Nepal , with sea containers carrying cages and equipment send by Washington University . Monkeys are probably kept at an undisclosed location
Free roaming monkeys at Pashupatinath temple
Free roaming monkeys at Pashupatinath temple
A large number of journalists show up at the press meet
After releasing the Campaign Report Jane Goodall is being interviewed by Nepal Television (November 5, 2007)
From left to right: Manoj Gautam (Roots and Shoots), Lucia de Vries (Animal Nepal), Jane Goodall and Mangal Man Shakya (Wildlife Watch Group)