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Police in the US state of Pennsylvania have searched for several monkeys after a car accident.
A truck carrying around a hundred monkeys was involved in the accident near the town of Danville on Friday.
"A few monkeys may have fled from the scene of the accident into the surrounding area," the responsible police then said.
Another monkey was missing on Saturday.
According to media reports, the monkeys are laboratory animals.
Peta calls for an end to animal testing
It was unclear whether monkeys were injured in the accident.
“The only way to ensure pathogens don’t spread from monkeys to humans is to stop importing, confining and experimenting on these animals,” responded animal rights group PETA.
"We ask that no one attempts to search for or capture the animal," police warned.
Anyone who sees the monkey should call the police.
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