{"id":2480273,"date":"2025-08-29T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-monkey-business-peta-and-rfk-jr-find-common-ground\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:46:20","slug":"not-monkey-business-peta-and-rfk-jr-find-common-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-monkey-business-peta-and-rfk-jr-find-common-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Not monkey business: PETA and RFK Jr. find common ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-monkey-business-peta-and-rfk-jr-find-common-ground%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2480273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports a chance encounter in Washington D.C. between Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and human Services, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protesters dressed as a monkey and a T. rex. Rather of confrontation, Kennedy engaged positively, posing for photos with the activists, signaling his support for their campaign to limit animal testing and stop the importation of monkeys used in laboratory experiments. Kathy Guillermo, PETA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense ...\">senior vice president<\/a> of laboratory investigations, highlighted concerns about tuberculosis being spread through imported monkeys and praised Kennedy&#8217;s commitment to reducing animal testing. Kennedy has recently announced significant cuts to animal testing at national health agencies, favoring artificial intelligence as a more precise alternative. PETA applauds his efforts, hoping he will also act to end monkey imports for experimentation, emphasizing that modern, humane research methods benefit both animals and public health. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Not monkey business: PETA and RFK Jr. find common ground<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2154225\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It was just pure luck that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/peta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals<\/a>&lsquo; protesting monkey ran into Health and Human Services Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> in Washington this month.<\/p>\n<p>But Kennedy didn&rsquo;t turn away, and the monkey didn&rsquo;t jeer. Instead, the secretary asked to pose with the monkey and a fellow T. rex for a couple of photos, a sign of his support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3332523\/rfk-jr-urged-to-halt-biden-era-animal-testing-on-cosmetics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">limiting animal testing<\/a> at national health agencies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3785628\/jan-6-fatality-ashli-babbitt-full-military-funeral-honors\/\">Vindication for Jan. 6 fatality Ashli Babbitt: Full military funeral honors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3784645\/zohran-mamdani-challenged-attend-play-oct-7-attack-at-alma-mater\/\">Mamdani challenged to attend play about Oct. 7 at alma mater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3784214\/virginia-races-tighten-winsome-earle-sears-closes-gap-5-points\/\">Virginia races tighten, Earle-Sears closes gap to 5 points<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We met Secretary Kennedy in D.C. recently, and he suggested we take the picture. As you know, we&rsquo;re big fans of his commitment to reducing the use of animals for experimentation and improving science,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3423973\/trump-cheered-best-friend-of-animals-after-research-grants-nixed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kathy Guillermo<\/a>, senior vice president of laboratory investigations for PETA, told<em> <\/em>Secrets<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Her protesting mascots, she added, are part of a campaign to &ldquo;end the importation of monkeys to the U.S., both to spare the animals and because tuberculosis is pouring into the U.S. on these monkeys, creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">public health threat<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RFK Jr. runs into PETA protesters dressed as a monkey and T. rex. (Photo courtesy of PETA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the photos provided by PETA, Kennedy is shown smiling and flashing a thumbs-up next to the mascots holding signs reading &ldquo;Sec: Kennedy Stop Monkey Imports! Stop TB From Entering US&rdquo; and &ldquo;Sec: Kennedy Let&rsquo;s Modernize! End Monkey Imports into US Labs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>PETA and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-ranking-from-planned-parenthood-5-what-to-find-out-about-biden-hhs-nominees-abortion-record\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Ranking From Planned Parenthood\u2019: 5 WHAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT Biden HHS Nominee\u2019s Abortion Record\">animal rights activists<\/a> have succeeded in recent years in pushing the government to cut its use of animal testing for drugs and cosmetics, and Kennedy has backed those efforts, recently announcing &ldquo;a dramatic reduction of animal testing&rdquo; at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration. Instead, he said, the agencies are using artificial intelligence, which he called &ldquo;much more precise in identifying the impact of toxics in various products.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RFK Jr. On Animal Testing &amp; AI\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSdQ1JBTGtw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Guillermo said Kennedy was engaging during the surprise meeting on a Washington street. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was fun and he couldn&rsquo;t have been nicer &mdash; and we had the opportunity to share a serious message: Close the border to monkeys imported to be harmed and killed in experiments,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They bring tuberculosis that is now circulating in labs across the country. Everyone wins with better, kinder research methods.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She also applauded Kennedy&rsquo;s efforts to limit animal testing, telling Secrets<em>,<\/em> &ldquo;Secretary Kennedy&rsquo;s efforts to reduce the use of animals in experiments get a big thumbs-up from PETA. He understands that it&rsquo;s failing to provide cures and treatment for human patients &mdash; and he&rsquo;s brave enough to say it, unlike so many who came before him. They knew it was a miserable business, wasting lives and precious resources, but they lacked the courage to admit it publicly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo added, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s already put out funding opportunities that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prohibit animal studies<\/a>, and his emphasis on healthy living, which has been too often ignored by previous administrations, will save lives. We hope that one of his next acts will be to ban the importation of monkeys, and the diseases they bring with them, for experiments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETA and RFK Jr. unite on ending monkey imports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2480276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RFK-PETA-Top.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[14436,34261,54479,22812,32458],"class_list":["post-2480273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-activism","tag-animal-rights","tag-collaboration-2","tag-peta","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RFK-PETA-Top.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480273"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2480278,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480273\/revisions\/2480278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2480276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}