Publications
These are listed alphabetically right now.
Science Papers
NEAVS/Project R&R’s science team, along with other scientists, are investigating the limitations and problems of using chimpanzees as a means of studying human disease and health. They are also looking at the life-long suffering that results for chimpanzees from their use and laboratory confinement.
- A Brief Introduction to Human/Chimpanzee Biological Differences April 2007
- A Brief Overview of Chimpanzees and Aging Research April 2006
- A Review of Autopsy Reports on Chimpanzees in or from U.S. Laboratories October 2012
- A Scientific Case for the Elimination of Chimpanzees in Research April 2005
- An Assessment of the Role of Chimpanzees in AIDS Vaccine Research October 2008
- An Assessment of the Use of Chimpanzees in Hepatitis C Research Past, Present and Future June 2010
- An Economic Analysis: October 2011
- An Examination of Chimpanzee Use in Human Cancer Research September 2009
- An Examination of Its Contribution to Biomedical Knowledge and Efficacy October 2007
- Building an Inner Sanctuary: Complex PTSD in Chimpanzees October 2008
- Chimpanzees and Aging Research April 2007
- Chimpanzees and Medical Research May 2004
- Developmental Context Effects on Bicultural Posttrauma Self Repair in Chimpanzees October 2009
- Future of Teratology Research is In Vitro May 2005
- Implementing the CHIMP Act February 2013
- Lessons from Chimpanzee-Based Research on Human Disease:The Implications of Genetic Differences October 2011
- The Bioethics of Great Ape Well-Being (Spanish translation): November 2012
- The Bioethics of Great Ape Well-Being: October 2011
- The French Blood Scandal March 2006
For Press
Feature Story Ideas and Myths
- Dr. Bailey Debates Legal Status of Chimpanzees (video) September 2010
- Emory Yerkes and USFWS Hold Off Controversial Export of Chimps May 2016
- Feature Story Ideas November 2011
- FWS Sued by NEAVS et al. Over Permit to Yerkes Research Center to Ship Chimpanzees Overseas November 2015
- Helpful Links November 2011
- Media Kit November 2011
- NEAVS Announces Fish and Wildlife Service Retracts Yerkes Permit Decision December 2015
- On Heels Of Endangered Protections, Yerkes Permit To Ship Chimpanzees Overseas Meets Opposition November 2015
- Project Release & Restitution for Chimpanzees PSA (audio file) October 2009
- To Avoid Adverse Ruling, Yerkes Agrees Not to Export Chimpanzees and let Full Case Be Heard June 2017
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Approves Yerkes Chimpanzee Export Abroad April 2016
- USDA Seeks Comments for Better Standards to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Primates in Labs May 2015
Suggested Reading
- 40 Years at Gombe: November 1999
- A Chimpanzee Tale November 2009
- Almost Chimpanzee: October 2010
- Almost Human July 2011
- Animal Bodies, Human Minds: December 2004
- Behavioral Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos September 2002
- Brutal Kinship June 2005
- Chimpanzee Cultures March 1994
- Chimpanzee Politics August 1998
- Chimpanzee Travels: April 2002
- Chimpanzees in Research: August 1997
- Chimpanzees: May 2011
- Demonic Males July 1996
- Eating Apes April 1993
- Flyboy: The All-True Adventures of a NASA Space Chimp October 2008
- Folk Physics for Apes: July 2003
- Great Ape Societies April 1996
- Great Apes and Humans: April 2001
- Housing, Care & Psychological Well-being of Captive & Laboratory Primates May 1989
- In Praise of Primates June 1999
- In the Shadow of Man June 2011
- Infant Chimpanzee & Human Child: March 2002
- Kanzi: September 1994
- Learning to Love: April 2011
- Lucy: Growing up Human January 2011
- Mentality of Apes February 1999
- My Family Album: October 2003
- My Life with the Chimpanzees May 1988
- Naked Empress: September 2011
- Next of Kin August 1997
- Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would be Human October 2008
- Nim: A Chimpanzee Who Learned Sign Language July 2011
- Peace Making Among Primates August 1989
- Primate Cognition September 1997
- Primate Social Conflict March 1993
- Progress in Ape Research October 2011
- Psychological Well-Being of Non Human Primates January 1998
- Rattling the Cage: December 2000
- Reaching into Thought: January 1996
- Significant Others: June 2001
- Silent Partners: April 1986
- Teaching Sign Language to Chimpanzees June 1989
- The Ape and the Sushi Master: December 2001
- The Chimpanzees of Gombe: September 1986
- The Great Ape Project Census: April 2003
- The Great Ape Project: December 1993
- The Monkey Wars December 1994
- The Pygmy Chimpanzee: July 1984
- The Reason for Hope: October 2000
- The River: April 1999
- The Third Chimpanzee April 1992
- Through A Window: May 1990
- Understanding Chimpanzees June 1989
- Visions Of Caliban: June 2000
Fact Sheets and More
- Chronology of Scientific Use of Chimpanzees in the U.S.* August 2012
- Facilities and Numbers April 2012
- Glossary April 2012
- Hepatitis: A Summary of NIH-Funded Research April 2012
- HIV: A Summary of NIH-Funded Research April 2012
- House Co-Sponsors of the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (H.R.1513) September 2012
- Research Protocols May 2012
- Senate Co-Sponsors of the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S.810) September 2012
- The Ins and Outs of Cruelty Free Science May 2005
- The Rise of Coulston April 2002
- Who Was Who? | Project R&R April 2012
- Who's There? April 2012
Other Outreach Materials
- School Curriculum April 2012
Multi-Media
- "Release Chimpanzees" video September 2008
- Bibliography: Media April 2012
- NEAVS' "Release & Restitution" Video April 2012
- Post Project R&R Website Banners April 2012
- Project Release & Restitution for Chimpanzees PSA (audio file) October 2009
- Sponsor Our Ads April 2012
- Sponsor Our Radio Public Service Announcement (PSA) April 2012
Reports
- Alamogordo Primate Facility—Inspection Summary April 2012
- Americans Agree Chimpanzees in Laboratories for More Than 10 Years Should be Retired June 2006
- BIOQUAL Inc. Inspection Report April 2004
- MD Anderson Cancer Center - Inspection Summary April 2012
- New Iberia Research Center - Inspection Summary April 2012
- Southwest National Primate Research Center—Inspection Summary April 2012
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center - Inspection Summary October 2012
Free-living chimpanzees
- 40 Years at Gombe: November 1999
- Chimpanzee Travels: April 2002
- In Praise of Primates June 1999
- In the Shadow of Man June 2011
- My Family Album: October 2003
- My Life with the Chimpanzees May 1988
- The Chimpanzees of Gombe: September 1986
- The Reason for Hope: October 2000
- Through A Window: May 1990
The use of chimpanzees in research
- Almost Human July 2011
- Animal Bodies, Human Minds: December 2004
- Behavioral Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos September 2002
- Brutal Kinship June 2005
- Chimpanzee Cultures March 1994
- Chimpanzee Politics August 1998
- Chimpanzees in Research: August 1997
- Chimpanzees: May 2011
- Demonic Males July 1996
- Flyboy: The All-True Adventures of a NASA Space Chimp October 2008
- Folk Physics for Apes: July 2003
- Great Ape Societies April 1996
- Housing, Care & Psychological Well-being of Captive & Laboratory Primates May 1989
- Infant Chimpanzee & Human Child: March 2002
- Kanzi: September 1994
- Learning to Love: April 2011
- Lucy: Growing up Human January 2011
- Mentality of Apes February 1999
- Next of Kin August 1997
- Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would be Human October 2008
- Nim: A Chimpanzee Who Learned Sign Language July 2011
- Peace Making Among Primates August 1989
- Primate Cognition September 1997
- Primate Social Conflict March 1993
- Progress in Ape Research October 2011
- Psychological Well-Being of Non Human Primates January 1998
- Reaching into Thought: January 1996
- Silent Partners: April 1986
- Teaching Sign Language to Chimpanzees June 1989
- The Ape and the Sushi Master: December 2001
- The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: April 2011
- The Great Ape Project Census: April 2003
- The Monkey Wars December 1994
- The Pygmy Chimpanzee: July 1984
- The River: April 1999
- Understanding Chimpanzees June 1989
Related ethical issues
- A Chimpanzee Tale November 2009
- Eating Apes April 1993
- Great Apes and Humans: April 2001
- Naked Empress: September 2011
- Rattling the Cage: December 2000
- Significant Others: June 2001
- The Great Ape Project: December 1993
- The Third Chimpanzee April 1992
- Visions Of Caliban: June 2000
News Articles
- A Note from Fauna about Yoko's Health January 2014
- All 110 New Iberia Research Center chimpanzees arrive at Chimp Haven July 2014
- America’s Chimp Problem: Where should laboratory apes go to retire? September 2014
- Chimp sanctuary spending cap may be lifted November 2013
- Chimpanzees as vulnerable subjects in research April 2014
- Chimpanzees in Liberia, Used in New York Blood Center Research, Face Uncertain Future May 2015
- Chimps still stuck in research labs despite promise of retirement February 2015
- Comments Posted Opposing Yerkes Permit Application November 2015
- Continuing Progress for Animals in Labs February 2016
- Join NEAVS In Celebrating World Animal Day 2015 October 2015
- Judges Hear Chimp’s Plea to Be Free, and Retired October 2014
- Merck joins companies ending chimpanzee research January 2014
- Personhood for chimpanzees? December 2013
- Petition Seeks Better Treatment of Monkeys May 2015
- Senate sends bill that includes Chimp Haven provisions to President Obama November 2013
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife ‘Uplisting’ for Captive Chimpanzees to Endangered Status Now In Effect! September 2015
- Why Congress Won’t Let 60 Chimps Retire October 2013
eALERTS
Action Alerts
- Add Your Comment: Public Comment Period Happening October 2015
- Ask your federal Representative and Senators to co-sponsor GAPCSA May 2012
- Deadline Approaching: Oppose Permit to Ship Yerkes Chimpanzees Overseas November 2015
- eAlert Louisiana: Urgent action needed for chimpanzees! October 2012
- Help End the International Primate Trade November 2010
- Help Stop the Exploitation of Indonesia’s Primates October 2009
- Keeling Center: Retire Privately Owned Chimpanzees Now December 2013
- Merck Ends Research on Chimpanzees: Show Your Gratitude February 2014
- NIRC: Retire Privately Owned Chimpanzees Now August 2013
- Project R&R Responds to hepatitis C Drug December 2009
- Retire Privately "Owned" Chimpanzees Now February 2014
- Sign Petitions and Send Letters May 2012
- Southwest: Retire Privately Owned Chimpanzees Now December 2013
- Stop U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service From Making Another Mistake April 2016
- Take Action for Alamogordo Chimpanzees September 2010
- Thank you taking action for all monkeys in all labs! September 2015
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Proposes New Protective Status for Captive Chimpanzees June 2013
- Urge NIH to adopt CoC recommendations and retire all chimpanzees to sanctuary February 2013
- USDA Seeks Comments for Better Standards to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Primates in Labs May 2015
- Yerkes to ‘Donate’ Chimps - Sidestepping Intent of ESA! September 2015
- Yerkes: Retire Privately Owned Chimpanzees Now December 2013
Project R&R News
- "Chimps: Life in A Lab"—Video April 2011
- 250 participants attend In Their Own Words, Chicago April 2007
- Aid provided to Primarily Primates January 2007
- Alamogordo Chimpanzee Reprieve January 2011
- Alamogordo Chimpanzees Featured on CNN January 2011
- An Assessment of Construction and Lifetime Care Funding for NIH Chimpanzees March 2013
- Announcing the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA) September 2010
- Appropriations testimony submitted March 2008
- BBC interviews Dr. Capaldo, psychologist and NEAVS president, on trauma in chimpanzees February 2013
- Bill Continues to Gain Bipartisan Support March 2009
- Breaking News: Undercover Lab Investigation on ABC Nightline March 2009
- Breeding moratorium—good news! May 2007
- Buckshire Chimps Home at CSNW July 2008
- Cap lifted on federal spending for chimpanzees in sanctuaries November 2013
- Chimpanzees get the spotlight on PBS November 2006
- Chimpanzees In the News Again, Project NIM May 2011
- Chimpanzees Suffer Psychologically Like Humans September 2009
- Chimpanzees Suffer PTSD Like Humans April 2008
- Chimpanzees Suffer PTSD Like Humans April 2008
- Chimpanzees’ fate in invasive research to be weighed at International Congress August 2008
- Come see “In Their Own Words: April 2006
- Comments on NIH Council Report on the Use of Chimpanzees in Research March 2013
- Council concludes majority of NIH chimps should be retired from research January 2013
- Elder Chimpanzees Inspire Elder Humans September 2007
- Federal Bill Introduced to End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees April 2008
- GAPCSA—Good News! July 2012
- GAPCSA—Please take action today! July 2012
- Gwen and All Elder Chimpanzees January 2007
- Holiday blanket drive for Elders November 2006
- In Their Own Words heading to Chicago! January 2007
- July 2012 News - Remembering Pepper July 2012
- NAS/IOM Committee Will Affect Chimpanzees’ Destiny June 2011
- NEAVS / Project R&R sets the record straight October 2008
- NEAVS Helps Tip Scales On IOM Chimp Study August 2011
- NEAVS Makes Lush Prize Short List October 2013
- NEAVS responds to JAVMA chimpanzee article: Support retirement! March 2013
- NEAVS submits comments for the September meeting of the Chimpanzee Working Group August 2012
- NEAVS submits comments to FWS on proposal to protect captive chimpanzees August 2013
- NEAVS/Project R&R leaders make their mark September 2008
- NEAVS/Project R&R on Capitol Hill July 2009
- NEAVS/Project R&R: Follow Up on NAS/IOM Meetings August 2011
- NIH to retire approximately 113 chimpanzees to sanctuary December 2012
- On Heels Of Endangered Protections, Yerkes Permit To Ship Chimpanzees Overseas Meets Opposition November 2015
- Opposition Starting to Weigh In March 2010
- Project R&R campaign launched in Atlanta April 2006
- Project R&R On the Road March 2010
- Project R&R Responds to Thai Vaccine Study October 2009
- Project R&R Response to “Yerkes hit with $15,000 penalty” October 2007
- Project R&R submits appropriations committee testimony to end funding for breeding March 2006
- Project R&R testimony highlights $1.85 billion in estimated taxpayer costs; May 2006
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) March 2006
- R&R to present at Cambridge Science Festival April 2007
- Release Chimpanzees video message now on YouTube! September 2008
- Research Attributes Lack of HIV/AIDS Vaccine to Use of Chimpanzees October 2008
- Saying Goodbye to Tom December 2009
- Scientific and Public Testimony April 2012
- Senate subcommittee hearing on GAPCSA April 2012
- Standards for Federal Sanctuaries Adopted November 2008
- Study Challenges Importance of Animals in Research October 2009
- SWEET SIXTEEN! Chimp Haven Welcomes New Arrivals November 2010
- Testimony to end federal breeding April 2007
- Update on Alamogordo Transfer July 2010
- Update on the Chimpanzees Featured in PBS Documentary October 2007
- Victory: NIH to Retire Vast Majority of its Chimpanzees June 2013
- Viewers respond to Argo film November 2006
- Webinar invite: The Case for Criteria to Retire Chimpanzees in Labs to Sanctuary October 2012
- Yerkes’ $15,000 penalty October 2007
Press Releases
- A Chimpanzee’s Life: 52 Years in a Lab August 2006
- Alamogordo Chimpanzee Reprieve January 2011
- Autopsy study reinforces need to get chimpanzees to sanctuary October 2012
- Autopsy study reinforces need to get chimpanzees to sanctuary October 2012
- Campaign to End Chimpanzee Research in the U.S. Launches April 20th in Atlanta April 2006
- Chicago Event Spotlights Chimpanzee Research and Rescue March 2007
- Chimpanzees and Bad Research: It’s in the Genes January 2012
- Chimpanzees Suffer PTSD Like Humans April 2008
- Emory Yerkes and USFWS Hold Off Controversial Export of Chimps May 2016
- Experts Call Upon Labs to Release Elder Chimpanzees September 2006
- Federal Bill Introduced to End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees April 2008
- FWS Sued by NEAVS et al. Over Permit to Yerkes Research Center to Ship Chimpanzees Overseas November 2015
- Great Ape Protection Act Introduced March 2009
- NEAVS Announces Fish and Wildlife Service Retracts Yerkes Permit Decision December 2015
- NEAVS Announces Website Dedicated to Ending Chimpanzee Research in the U.S. May 2006
- NEAVS/Project R&R responds to IOM chimpanzee report December 2011
- NIH must retire chimpanzees not needed for research to sanctuary September 2012
- NIH Needs To Make Good On Chimpanzees’ Psychological Well-Being February 2012
- Oldest Known Chimpanzee in U.S. Lab to Retire After Half Century October 2006
- On Heels Of Endangered Protections, Yerkes Permit To Ship Chimpanzees Overseas Meets Opposition November 2015
- Poll reveals: Americans agree June 2006
- To Avoid Adverse Ruling, Yerkes Agrees Not to Export Chimpanzees and let Full Case Be Heard June 2017
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Approves Yerkes Chimpanzee Export Abroad April 2016
- USDA Seeks Comments for Better Standards to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Primates in Labs May 2015
- World Animal Day October 2006
Related News
- Allegations of animal cruelty at New Iberia prompt investigation and lawsuit February 2005
- April Events In Massachusetts April 2012
- Austria Bans Experiments on Great Apes December 2005
- Brazilian decision recognizes chimpanzee as legal subject October 2005
- Charles River Labs (CRL) charged with animal cruelty September 2009
- Chimpanzee ambassadors mark 11th anniversary of rescue October 2008
- Cruelty charges dropped against Charles River Labs March 2005
- Dr. Jane Goodall and world animal protection community: August 2005
- End of a Dark Era? NIH to Retire Most Research Chimps July 2013
- EU Animal Testing Vote May 2009
- Help Release the Elder Chimpanzees October 2011
- HSUS lawsuit to obtain USDA lab records takes step forward May 2005
- In Memoriam, Dr. Carole C. Noon May 2009
- Inadequate laws don’t – but research alternatives will – protect animals in labs January 2013
- June 2012 News June 2012
- Legal rights for great apes in Balearic Islands May 2007
- Less testing on animals, better science - An Op-Ed from Rep. Jim Moran April 2013
- May 2012 News May 2012
- NASA Cancels Plan to Irradiate Squirrel Monkeys December 2010
- NEAVS Scholarships in Support of Sanctuary October 2012
- NEAVS/Project R&R responds to IOM chimpanzee report December 2011
- NIH lab chimpanzee retirees arrive at "Chimp Haven" in Louisiana February 2013
- Project R&R’s Complete Response to Hepatitis C Drug December 2009
- Science debates chimpanzee research February 2007
- Spain considers rights for Great Apes July 2008
- U.S. moves toward curbing research on chimpanzees February 2013
- Yerkes fined for negligence in chimpanzee’s death November 2005
- Yerkes hit with $15,000 penalty October 2007
Letter to the Editor
- 'Should apes have legal rights?' leaves out the science August 2013
- Chimps’ Days in Labs May Be Dwindling November 2011
- NEAVS responds to JAVMA chimpanzee article: Support retirement! March 2013
- NEAVS Responds to Newsweek October 2008
- Primate center gets $10M grant April 2007
- Scientists say AIDS vaccine may be out of reach July 2006
- The Endangered Lab Chimp February 2007
- What Does an Aging Chimp Do… Capaldo July 2005
- What Does an Aging Chimp Do… Cramer July 2005
- What Does an Aging Chimp Do… Smith July 2005
- What Does an Aging Chimp Do… Stagno July 2005
- Yerkes Focus of Chimp ‘Awareness Campaign'—Bailey May 2006
- Yerkes Focus of Chimp ‘Awareness Campaign’—Capaldo May 2006