Loretta's Story: This Is Why Experiments on Primates Must End

Loretta didn't even have a name; she had a number. Tattooed in black ink across her chest, the numbers 1005158 only became more visible as her hair fell out in patches, likely owing to the stress she endured at Primate Products, Inc. (PPI), a notorious facility that imports and warehouses primates before selling them to laboratories. A PETA eyewitness gave Loretta a name, likely the first act of compassion she was ever shown. A team of six U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors confirmed PETA’s findings, citing PPI for at least 25 violations of nine animal-welfare regulations. Three years later, that investigation is still ongoing. Text LORETTA to 73822* to urge PPI to release information about Loretta's present-day whereabouts. #WhereIsLoretta? *U.S. only. Message and data rates may apply. Periodic messaging. Text STOP to end or HELP for info. Full terms at peta.vg/txt. PETA's mission statement is that animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way: http://www.peta.org/about-peta/ Subscribe: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=officialpeta The website the meat industry doesn't want you to see: http://meat.org How to go vegan: http://features.peta.org/how-to-go-vegan/ PETA Saves: http://features.peta.org/petasaves/ PETA: http://PETA.org FAQs: http://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/