Created by Commonwealth Relations Office
9 Oct 1958
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'(A) CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO TRANSPORT OF THE MONKEYS FROM PLACES OF CAPTIVITY TO THE EXPORTER'S ANIMAL COMPOUND.

(i) Monkeys booked by rail from places where they are collected to the exporters' farm in Delhi or Calcutta should be accompanied by an attendant.

(ii) The monkeys should be transported in export cages the specifications of which have been detailed in (D) below.

(iii) The maximum number of monkeys that can be housed in a cage of the prescribed dimensions is indicated below:-

Weight                                                     Nos.

4 lbs and above but below 6 lbs.                  Eight

6 lbs and above.                               Six

(iv) During transit in train, the monkeys should be provided with adequate food and water.

(v) A veterinary Surgeon should be present at the Railway Station where the consignment will be unloaded and facilities should be made available there to give medical aid to such of those animals as need it on arrival.

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(D) CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO SIZE, CAPACITY, ETC, OF THE EXPORT CAGES.

(i) The export cages should be made of wood and bamboo, so constructed as to allow for passage of air for ventilation through at least 50% of the surface on 3 separate surfaces.

(ii) Each cage should be equipped with water and food receptacles capable of being refilled during transit.

(iii) Nails, metallic projections or other sharp objects should not be exposed on the interior of the cage.

(iv) The minimum overall dimensions of the export cage should be 36" long x 19" high x 18" deep inclusive of duckboard flooring, a removable food and water tray and also a removable droppings tray.

(v) No cage when loaded should weigh more than 200 lbs if made of bamboo or 245 lbs if made of wood.

(vi) The maximum number of monkeys that can be housed in a cage of prescribed dimensions is indicated below:-

Weight                                                     Nos.

4 lbs and above but below 6 lbs.                  8 (eight)

6 lbs and above.                               6 (six)

(E) CONDITIONS IN REGARD TO LOADING OF THE MONKEYS IN THE AIR-CRAFT AND THEIR TRANSIT.

(i) Sealed cages only should be allowed to be loaded. They should not be thrown or dropped or mishandled in any manner which might cause harm or unnecessarily agitate the animals.

(ii) The cages should be aligned in the air-craft so as to allow ventilation for each cage.

(iii) Arrangements should be made for adequate supply of food and water to the animals. Non-perishable food-stuff (mixed grains - maize, grams, groundnuts etc.) should be provided on the scale of 1/2 lb. per monkey per day, augmented by fresh vegetables which should be served only at stoppages and not on the way.

(iv) An empty crate of the usual dimensions namely 36" long x 19" high x 18" deep but with its sides covered except 2" at the top to allow for ventilation, should be provided for in the aircraft for housing the monkeys, which fall sick during the air journey.

(v) A metal cylindrical container (diameter 12" height 18") having airtight lid with rubber gasket and with fastening arrangements should be provided in the aircraft for segregating the monkeys which die during the air journey. 5 lbs of saw dust and 1/2 lb of lysol or other disinfectant should also be carried in the aircraft. After getting the dead animals into the container, a layer of saw dust should cover the dead animals. Thereafter strong disinfectant should be sprinkled on the saw dust.

(vi) Arrangements should be made to provide satisfactory accommodation in modern types of animal hostels for the monkeys during their halt at intermediate airports.

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