County Officials in Georgia Rescind Vote on Construction of Monkey Husbandry Facility to Supply Medical Research

County officials in Bainbridge, Georgia, have rescinded the approval of a $396 million, 200-acre complex that would breed, raise, and store up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques for medical research. The Decatur County-Bainbridge Industrial Development Authority, the city of Bainbridge, and the Decatur County Board of Education issued a joint statement taking back their support for the facility after the county “voted to disavow the” project “and to reject all tax abatements.” The statement credited public protest over the project as a part of its decision. “After hearing from you, we realize that the economic benefits of this project are not worth the divisiveness the project has caused within our community,” the statement read....