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CITES

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BPRC's researchers only use animals who were bred for experimentation purposes – preferably animals from BPRC's own colony.

In certain exceptional cases we may use primates obtained from other recognised breeding centres. The importation and exportation of primates and primate cells and tissues are subject to strict regulations and to the CITES treaty regarding the protection of foreign animal species, to which the Netherlands is a signatory.