Their Turn » Hendry County

Hendry County Florida, a rural area virtually unknown outside of its own borders, is hardly a hotbed for animal-rights activism. Perhaps that is why Jessica Thomas, a nearby resident, surprised e...

https://theirturn.net/2015/05/11/animal-rights-activists-disrupt-conference

A rural, economically-strapped county in Southwest Florida has become an unlikely national hotbed of civic activism. Enraged by the secret approval of massive monkey breeding facilities and deter...

https://theirturn.net/2015/04/29/outrage-in-Hendry-over-monkey-breeding

Primate Products, a company at the center of the MonkeyGate scandal in Hendry County, Florida, has consistently lied to and misled the public since the media began reporting on the company's ille...

https://theirturn.net/2015/04/27/primate-products-lies/

His demeanor is professional, and voice is soft-spoken. You'd simply never know from this compelling disguise that Jeff Rowell makes monkey torture devices for a living. Mr. Rowell is the Preside...

https://theirturn.net/2015/04/17/man-who-makes-monkey-torture-devices/

Primate Products, a monkey breeding company in Hendry County, Florida, assigned invasive surgeries to vet techs instead of veterinarians, adding another horrific discovery to the growing MonkeyGa...

https://theirturn.net/2015/04/08/monkey-c-section-abortions

In a shocking new development in the MonkeyGate scandal, a former employee of Primate Products has revealed details about invasive surgeries being illegally performed on monkeys. Residents are us...

https://theirturn.net/2015/03/31/monkey-organ-harvesting

Hendry County has issued a press release asserting that media reports of a second secret new monkey breeding facility are "inaccurate” and is "formally requesting a retraction or correction" A ...

https://theirturn.net/2015/03/23/florida-county-unsuccessfully-demands-retraction-of-theirturns-report-on-a-second-secret-monkey-breeding-facility/

Tensions are running high in Hendry County, Florida. As residents discover that local officials secretly approved a second monkey breeding facility, they are waging a battle to prevent their comm...

https://theirturn.net/2015/03/20/secret-monkey-breeding-facility+triggers+outrage

As efforts to build new monkey labs and breeding facilities in the U.S. have increased over the past several months, activist groups have taken monumental steps to block them. Tensions are runnin...

https://theirturn.net/2015/03/11/moving-mountains-for-monkeys/

In a time of heightened fear of Ebola, a Florida county failed to inform residents that a monkey breeding facility with macaques from Africa was being built in their backyard. Now, the community ...

https://theirturn.net/aldf-lawsuit-monkey-breeding/