Monkey World, a sanctuary in Dorset, England, adopted 88 capuchin monkeys from a Chilean laboratory. Some of the monkeys were kept in solitary cages for up to 20 years.
The monkeys, aged between two and 30, were today enjoying their new freedom after spending years only being taken out for medical experiments and never seeing daylight.
“The first day we walked into the laboratory we were met with shrieks and screams,” said Dr Alison Cronin, the director of Monkey World.
“They have been confined in small laboratory cages and they are coming to us with lots of psychological and potentially medical problems.”
