Exotic Incident #1748
Incident Date:
05/25/2012
Location:
New York, NY - USA
Facility Name:
Air China
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Monkey
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
A monkey being flown from New York to China for medical research escaped its crate in the cargo hold of Air China delaying the flight for 4 hours. The monkey was later caught and handed over to the airline.
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