Monkey brought for corona vaccine trial escapes from Lahore University

Monkey brought for the trial of corona vaccine at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Lahore has not been caught even two days after the escape.

According to Dr. Tahir Yaqoob, head of the Institute of Microbiology at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, a total of five monkeys were brought from the Bahawalpur zoo on Wednesday for a corona vaccine trial and were being transported inside the university, from which one of the monkey escaped.

According to Dr. Tahir Yaqoob, he also contacted Rescue Service 1122 (Punjab Wildlife Department) to find the monkey, but despite all efforts, it has not been caught yet.

He said, “Since yesterday, people from our university and other institutions have been helping, but so far we have not been able to find the monkey.”

It may be recalled that the Punjab government has allocated Rs 100 million for the preparation of the corona vaccine.

According to reports, many people in the area had seen the monkey jumping from the roofs of houses and moving from place to place.

Many locals spotted the monkey at the Sant Nagar Sports Complex and Baba Nagar Ground in Krishna Nagar and Rescue 1122 crews arrived to catch him, but it managed to escape and since then, nobody has any idea where it is.

The monkey should be caught as soon as possible as not only it can harm the children but also people can harm this monkey. The fleeing monkey was also injured while running and would need medical help.

Dr. Tahir said that in past also monkeys have escaped around the world, so too this monkey has also run away, but the rescue team will find it soon.

According to Dr. Tahir, this monkey is not so harmful.

He told, “Our staff is looking for the monkey with the help of a dart gun because this gun will help him to overcome it by making him unconscious.”

He further said that there were reports that it was hiding somewhere inside the university, but despite a search, it has not been found.

On the other hand, the Director-General of Rescue Service 1122, Dr. Rizwan Naseer, has also confirmed that he had received a call from the rescue service that a monkey escaped, but it has not been caught.

According to Dr. Rizwan, his staff helps people to rescue injured animals out of compassion, but it is not their department’s job to catch a runaway animal.

Dr. Rizwan said, “When an animal is injured or falls into a well, our staff must come to the rescue immediately.”

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