THE Department of Agriculture said at the weekend that it will not issues permits for the movement and slaughter of baboons to an abattoir on which construction was due to begin on Monday. Department concultant Dr Hym Ebedes said that as a result, the abattoir is unlikely to get off the ground. He added that he believes the abattoir will also be unable to secure import and export permits for baboon meat. The abattoir is the brainchild of an American businessman, Hector Howard-Fulton, working with a syndicate of local businessmen. Howard-Fulton neither applied for approval now submitted protocols to the Department of Nature Conservation.