Truck carrying monkeys with hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID crashes in Mississippi; 1 still missing

[orleans]

great.

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. - Authorities in Mississippi said several monkeys "have been destroyed" but one is still on the loose after a truck carrying the animals crashed on Tuesday.

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In a Facebook post, the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said the Rhesus monkeys carried Hepatitis C, herpes and COVID and were deemed to be "aggressive to humans," requiring personal protective equipment to handle them.

Deputies said the truck carrying the monkeys crashed on Interstate 59 near mile marker 117.

They have been in contact with an animal disposal company to find the remaining monkey who escaped. Tulane University has been notified and will send a team tomorrow to collect the remaining monkeys that are still in cages.

that's it
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/mississippi-monkey-crash-hepatitis-herpes-covid

[Johonny]

1. Tomorrow! Why the rush?

[Lovie777]

2. Oh for fuck sakes.............

[Torchlight]

3. Maybe the monkey will try to primary any safe GOP seats in MS

A swatika tattoo and lies about a huge portfolio is all it would need to pull out a damned good showing (it'll use the, "it's an unfinshed maze, not a swastika" excuse to placate regional sealions).

[Celerity]

4. totes Mississippi

[Mike Nelson]

5. Who was driving?

... RFK Jr?

[IcyPeas]

6. "aggressive to humans" you would be too if you were them 😔 😪 🙁

[Marie Marie]

7. I know - who could blame them. We don't deserve animals.

[Talitha]

8. How far is it from Jasper County Mississippi to the White House?

There's a fat orange-faced target waiting.
Run monkey, RUN!!!

[B.See]

9. Escaped monkeys 'destroyed' after Mississippi police are mistakenly told they're a danger

Escaped monkeys 'destroyed' after Mississippi police are mistakenly told they're a danger - NBC

A truck transporting monkeys associated with Tulane University crashed, prompting law enforcement to take "appropriate action" based on what it was initially told, sheriff's officials said.

[orleans]

14. omg! they weren't infectious?

from your link:

The department said the monkeys were being hauled from Tulane University. In a post on X, the school said that its National Biological Research Center provides primates to other research organizations to "advance science" and that the monkeys in question were not infectious.

In a statement to NBC News Tuesday night, the university said the monkeys belonged to a third party.

“The primates in question belong to another entity, and they have not been exposed to any infectious agent,” it said. “The non-human primates were NOT being transported by Tulane, but we are actively collaborating with local authorities and are sending a team of animal care experts to assist.”

[Stacey Grove]

10. Monkey test subjects?

I'm rooting for the monkeys.

GO MONKEY GO!

[Raine]

11. Me too! nt

[Stacey Grove]

12. Good morning!

[Crunchy Frog]

13. Jeezus. I saw the movie about this.