Residents of the small US village of Yemassee in the state of South Carolina are experiencing an unusual week as they are ...

The NIH closed its investigation into 43 monkeys fled from Alpha Genesis in November. USDA regulators did not think the ...

The USDA has cited a Yemassee research and breeding facility for violating an animal welfare law after 22 monkeys died in its care in November, likely from carbon monoxide exposure from a heating ...

A sign warns of an electric fence as primates can be seen from Salkehatchie Road as they seek refuge in their enclosure from the rain as photographed on Nov. 7, 2024 in Hampton County, S.C. This ...

MORNING HEADLINES | Federal regulators concluded in December that a Yemassee monkey research facility apparently failed to follow animal welfare guidelines after 22 monkeys died on a cold November ...

A CEO of a Yemassee monkey research facility has told an animal rights group to “go ____ themselves,” which is prompting the organization to reply with its own strong language including that ...

YEMASSEE, S.C. — On Thursday, the CEO of a company that recently announced the recovery of several wayward monkeys in the South Carolina Lowcountry expressed appreciation to the community and ...

The monkeys escaped after a new employee left a door open, according to Yemassee Town Administrator Matthew Garnes. A statement from the animal rights group reads in part, PETA highly doubts that ...

Nearly 2 months after reports of mass primate deaths at Alpha Genesis' Yemassee monkey farm, federal regulators haven't released information about the incident.

The recaptured monkeys appeared to be in good health, Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said in a statement relayed by Yemassee Police in a social media post, without further details. While they ...