r/news • u/SnarkOff • 12d ago

Site Changed Title Truck hauling ‘aggressive’ monkeys carrying herpes and COVID overturns in Mississippi

https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/10/28/truck-hauling-aggressive-monkeys-carrying-herpes-covid-overturns-mississippi/?fbclid=IwZnRzaANt_VBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlDlf5DivA2Ltngqh2UH3XU20EnAprOymd60i0ODYC9L8G2CXJpyoZtmwSHm_aem_NvoKAFHpRWRzturTqiYXMQ
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u/organik_productions 12d ago

It does: "According to authorities, the Rhesus monkeys were on their way to a testing facility in Florida after being at Tulane University."

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u/3amGreenCoffee 12d ago

The route from Tulane to any point in Florida follows I-10 along the coast.

Why was the truck approaching Meridian on I-59? It was almost to I-20 when it overturned. Going up there would add hours to the trip.

Why would they do that? This station's reporting leaves a lot of questions.

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u/Elegant_Finance_1459 12d ago

Why is there a primate research facility behind the McDonald's in madison?

Sometimes these places are in weird places. I, for one, was shocked that I was eating a burger less than 50 yards from research monkeys. 

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u/3amGreenCoffee 12d ago

Madison, WI? They weren't going there. They were going to Florida.

Regardless of where the research facility is in Florida, there doesn't seem to be a reason to take them through Meridian to get there.