End of a Dark Era? NIH to Retire Most Research Chimps
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History of Use
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Young Bucky Chimpanzee; Photo: © PETA Early chimpanzee experiments ran the gamut—from infecting them with virtually every infectious agent known, to using them in head crash and trauma studies, or as unwilling donors for organ transplants. Chimpanzees were irradiated to see the effects…
Humans & Chimpanzees
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Primates with a lot in common Physical share approximately 96–98 % of our DNA have large, complex brains lose our baby teeth at age 6 and have 32 teeth as adults have opposable thumbs that allow us to grasp objects see colors and have a binocular stereoscopic vision for depth perception have…
NEAVS Makes Lush Prize Short List
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Our Primate Family
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Dr. Jane Goodall touched by Jou Jou Photo: © Michael Nichols from Brutal Kinship (Aperture) Chimpanzees and humans share a common ancestry that is evident in our genes, intellect, emotions, and behaviors. We are different branches of the same evolutionary tree. Common Origins Humans and…
Recent Contemporary Use
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On November 17, 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would no longer support biomedical research on chimpanzees and that it would also no longer maintain a colony of 50 chimpanzees for possible future; all NIH-owned chimpanzees were deemed eligible for retirement. Up until…
Sanctuaries/Facilities
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Chimpanzees who have been confined in laboratories and used for research deserve to live out the remainder of their lives in dignity and peace. However, they can never truly be free. Sanctuary can provide them with as much relative freedom as possible in captivity. These small privileges must seem…