Paper 4: Welfare considerations in the use of marmosets and macaques for scientific research and testing: A comparison (2002)

Anonymous

Abstract

Basic housing needs are outlined. Cages should be high enough to allow the animal to flee upward, preferably above human eye level. Marmosets do not like being caught, handled or restrained. They can be trained (by giving food rewards) to accept handling, but this can be difficult, and handling usually continues to appear stressful for the animals. .. On both welfare and scientific ground efforts should always be made to train the animals [macaques] to accept [emphasis added] handling and so avoid capture/restraint and/or sedation.