Scientists Recapture Escaped Lab Monkeys and Kill Them for Some Reason

This is a depressing update.

Three lab monkeys escaped after the truck they were in crashed. Many people took to social media to support the simian deserters.

The three monkey outlaws were captured and euthanized on Saturday evening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the news via email, but they didn't explain why the three were put down.

Outbreak Containment

Three animals are riding in a truck carrying monkeys. The vehicle was on its way to the CDC when it crashed.

A bunch of lab monkeys escaped after a truckload of them crashed on their way to a facility for a mysterious experiment. It's a pretty solid set up for a terrifying, end-of-the-world Pandemic story, if we all hadn't already been in one.

We have seen this movie before. There is no need for art to imitate life.

The lab monkeys were accounted for after several escape crashes.

Lab Monkeys escape after a traffic accident in Pennsylvania.

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