Recently, Congress said no to efforts to provide permanent sanctuary for “retired” chimpanzees released to Chimp Haven, a facility that receives 75% of its operating costs from the federal government. Read more (Boston Globe)
Senate says no to permanent “retirement” for chimpanzees
National Geographic interviews advisory board member Sheri Speede
“The U.S. veterinarian and animal-welfare activist decided she would open a modest nonprofit sanctuary for these and a few other primates in the central African country and otherwise work toward conservation of the great apes.” Read more (National Geographic)
MEPs lead call to end experiments on primates in the E.U.
“MEPs Jens Holm, Caroline Lucas, Sajjad Karim, and Robert Evans are today calling on other MEPs to back a landmark call to make plans for an end to the use of chimpanzees and monkeys in experiments across the European Union (EU). The call comes at a point when almost 50 MEPs have signed a declaration before the European Parliament to end primate research across the EU in the next six years.” Read more (www.Politics.co.uk)
OSU to help pay for chimpanzee care
According to the Associated Press, Ohio State University (OSU) has agreed to help pay for the care of seven chimps once used in its research program and now at Chimp Haven, Inc. in Louisiana. The chimps were recently transferred from Primarily Primates, Inc. a Texas sanctuary now under investigation by the Texas Attorney General.
Read: University Will Pay For Care Of Research Chimps (Associated Press, reported by WCPO-TV in Cincinatti, OH)
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