Mysterious monkey death at Hong Kong zoo
In two days, nine monkeys have died at Hong Kong's oldest zoo, several media write.
Parts of the Hong Kong Zoo and Botanical Gardens have been cordoned off and experts have been called in for autopsies and toxicology tests.
Eight of the monkeys died on Sunday and one died yesterday.
In two days, nine monkeys have died at Hong Kong's oldest zoo, several media write.
Parts of the Hong Kong Zoo and Botanical Gardens have been cordoned off and experts have been called in for autopsies and toxicology tests.
Eight of the monkeys died on Sunday and one died yesterday.
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Animal rights group warns of the dangers of the spread of infection
The animal rights organization PETA expresses concern after nine monkeys mysteriously died at a zoo in Hong Kong, writes Reuters.
Jason Baker, senior vice president of PETA Asia, said in a statement that the only way to prevent zoonoses, diseases that spread between humans and animals, is to stop keeping animals in unnatural environments.
- Monkeys in captivity are often exposed to pathogens that cause diseases that can be transmitted to humans, including tuberculosis, Chagas disease, cholera and MRSA.
It is not yet known what caused the monkey death at the Hong Kong Zoo.
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