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Evidently, the research Indigo
was subjected to resulted in extensive neurological
damage. Despite being impaired, Indigo enjoyed
his new life at Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary.
Shown above, Indigo was lucky to have been afforded
-- for the first time -- an opportunity to bask
in the sunlight at the sanctuary.
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Indigo, a male
rhesus macaque (who
is pictured to the left), was born as # MMU 27654 on
10 May 1993 at the California Primate Research Center
in Davis, California.
On 30 July 1997,
Indigo was sent to the Salk Institute for Biomedical
Research where he was subjected to biomedical research
procedures, including invasive research and in which
he was restrained in a chair with a head post (click
here or scroll down to see photos further below).
On
24 June 2002, after he was "used-up" as a
'tool for research', Indigo was sent to Mindy's
Memory Primate Sanctuary in Oklahoma
where he was given a large enclosure that was built
to accommodate his special needs.
In the time that Indigo was
at the sanctuary, he adapted very well. Staff and volunteers
all agreed that Indigo was "the sweetest monkey
you would ever want to meet -- like a large teddy bear."
It was heart-breaking that after all of the pain that
humans had purposely-inflicted on Indigo, he did not
seem to harbor any ill-will.
Linda
Barcklay, founder of Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary,
spent extra time with Indigo and made sure that each
day he got a large slice of watermelon -- his favorite
treat. Indigo also loved grapes, oranges and romaine
lettuce.
Sadly, Indigo’s health
suddenly declined and on Thursday morning, 13 January
2005, Indigo was euthanized. A noticeable loss of appetite
prompted taking Indigo to the veterinary clinic. X-rays
and tests revealed that Indigo's old injuries (that
were purposely-inflicted on him in research) had become
inflamed.
Indigo became unable to climb
the shelf that had been specially-built for him at Mindy's
Memory. His weight-loss and loss of mobility made it
painfully obvious that there was no choice but to allow
Indigo to rest, at last, without suffering any longer.
Indigo was a living testament
that research in the "name of science" leaves
behind the tortured and broken bodies of innocent souls.
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