In 2016, 61% of procedures were classified as mild, 23% as moderate, 5% as severe, and 11% as non-recovery (in which the animal is anaesthetised and never woken up).
[6] In 2014, animal activists released graphic undercover footage of monkeys being used for brain research in Germany, provoking a public outcry.
The monkeys in the video were bloodied, obviously distressed, and some were left in cages without food or water to make them compliant with the experimental procedures.
[8] The Albert Schweitzer Foundation (ASF) is a German animal non-profit focused on helping farmed animals through corporate outreach campaigns to adopt higher-welfare policies (e.g. cage-free eggs), vegan outreach, and other activities.
In December 2014, SOKO Tierschutz organized around 800 people to protest against research on non-human primates in Germany.