SRI Lanka’s plan to export up to 100,000 monkeys to China as zoo exhibits is under scrutiny after allegations arose that they would be sacrificed for meat instead, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said Sri Lanka received a request from China for 100,000 monkeys which would be housed and exhibited in more than a thousand zoos across the country.
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