Shirley McGreal

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Shirley McGreal

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==Animal welfare==
==Animal welfare==
McGreal's entry into the protection of animals was in 1971 when she was in Thailand. At the [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok Airport]] she saw crates with monkeys that were being shipped. She looked for an organization that could help her save such animals but found none. In 1973 she founded the International Primate Protection League.{{cite journal |last1=Reed |first1=Susan |title=Bad Monkey Business |journal=People Magazine |date=2 November 1992 }} She settled the headquarters of the organization in [[Summerville, South Carolina]] and initiated a sanctuary for [[gibbons]].{{cite news |last1=Petersen |first1=Bo |title=Beloved gibbon dies at Summerville sanctuary, leaves behind grieving mate and caregivers |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/beloved-gibbon-dies-at-summerville-sanctuary-leaves-behind-grieving-mate-and-caregivers/article_2289e322-091e-11e9-b854-1f32ba914f89.html |access-date=14 January 2022 |work=Post and Courier |date=27 December 2018 |archive-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114193138/https://www.postandcourier.com/news/beloved-gibbon-dies-at-summerville-sanctuary-leaves-behind-grieving-mate-and-caregivers/article_2289e322-091e-11e9-b854-1f32ba914f89.html |url-status=live }}
McGreal's entry into the protection of animals was in 1971 when she was in Thailand. At the [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok Airport]] she saw crates with monkeys that were being shipped. She looked for an organization that could help her save such animals but found none. In 1973 she founded the International Primate Protection League.{{cite journal |last1=Reed |first1=Susan |title=Bad Monkey Business |journal=People Magazine |date=2 November 1992 }} She settled the headquarters of the organization in [[Summerville, South Carolina]] and initiated a sanctuary for [[Gibbon|gibbons]].{{cite news |last1=Petersen |first1=Bo |title=Beloved gibbon dies at Summerville sanctuary, leaves behind grieving mate and caregivers |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/beloved-gibbon-dies-at-summerville-sanctuary-leaves-behind-grieving-mate-and-caregivers/article_2289e322-091e-11e9-b854-1f32ba914f89.html |access-date=14 January 2022 |work=Post and Courier |date=27 December 2018 |archive-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114193138/https://www.postandcourier.com/news/beloved-gibbon-dies-at-summerville-sanctuary-leaves-behind-grieving-mate-and-caregivers/article_2289e322-091e-11e9-b854-1f32ba914f89.html |url-status=live }}


She achieved bans on the export of primates in India and Bangladesh, and protested the use of the animals at a [[University of California, Davis]] laboratory of the United States government and the US [[Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute]]. She uncovered a smuggling operation where primates were being sent from other countries to Singapore for export. She exposed the operation in an article in the [[Bangkok Post]], which resulted in action by the Singapore government. She argued against euthanizing chimps that have been used in medical research, saying that they deserve "a decent retirement".{{cite news |last1=Eckholm |first1=Erik |title=Will There Be Enough Chimps for Research? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/19/science/will-there-be-enough-chimps-for-research.html |access-date=15 January 2022 |work=New York Times |date=19 November 1985 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115194446/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/19/science/will-there-be-enough-chimps-for-research.html?searchResultPosition=1 |url-status=live }}
She achieved bans on the export of primates in India and Bangladesh, and protested the use of the animals at a [[University of California, Davis]] laboratory of the United States government and the US [[Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute]]. She uncovered a smuggling operation where primates were being sent from other countries to Singapore for export. She exposed the operation in an article in the [[Bangkok Post]], which resulted in action by the Singapore government. She argued against euthanizing chimps that have been used in medical research, saying that they deserve "a decent retirement".{{cite news |last1=Eckholm |first1=Erik |title=Will There Be Enough Chimps for Research? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/19/science/will-there-be-enough-chimps-for-research.html |access-date=15 January 2022 |work=New York Times |date=19 November 1985 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115194446/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/19/science/will-there-be-enough-chimps-for-research.html?searchResultPosition=1 |url-status=live }}
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