Chimp Research: The End in Sight?


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How could the capture, terror, bereavement, imprisonment and torture of another species be in any way "what's best for humans"? Especially when the victims here are intelligent and emotional chimpanzees. We can do so much better than the terrible indignities and barbarity we've forced upon these helpless creatures. I'm amazed this "ethical" question is even being debated. Even our children know that this is very wrong.

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  1. [...] a new article in the scientific journal PLoS Biology, de Waal looks at the recent report that was commissioned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate the scientific need [...]

  2. [...] National Institutes of Health recently issued recommendations that experiments on chimpanzees should be cut way back and conducted only when no suitable [...]

  3. [...] a new article in the scientific journal PLoS Biology, de Waal looks at the recent report that was commissioned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate the scientific need [...]

  4. [...] a new article in the scientific journal PLoS Biology, de Waal looks at the recent report that was commissioned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate the scientific need [...]

  5. [...] a new article in the scientific journal PLoS Biology, de Waal looks at the recent report that was commissioned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to evaluate the scientific need [...]

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