Concerns amongst a community in the US have risen amidst a proposed multi-million dollar monkey breeding facility for medical research, with people fearing potential environmental hazards, disease spread, and escapes, despite the company’s assurances of safety and economic benefits.
Local officials in Bainbridge, Georgia, USA, recently approved a start-up’s plan to build one of the largest monkey breeding facilities in the nation, worth $396 million, with a capacity of holding approximately 30,000 monkeys – double Bainbridge’s human population.
77-year-old Penny Reynolds, one of the city’s residents, said of the project: “It’s unreal,” as her home borders the site cleared for the 200-acre facility. “Our world is upside down,” she exclaimed.
