The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is and international agreement between governments to ensure that the trade of certain animals does not threaten their survivial. Cynomolgous (Macaca fiscularis), and Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) Monkeys are CITES protected species. As a result, all animals, blood products and/or tissues from these species must be fully documented, applications for export must be submited to the applicable domestic govermental body (in the U.S. this is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency), approved, and cleared by the CITES office of the importing country (in Canada this is Health Canada).
