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Retired lab chimps see the sky for the first time

Steel yourselves, animal lovers. A few weeks ago, we told you that the National Institute of Health recommended that a majority of government-owned lab chimps be retired in the near future.

For 111 of these chimps, the largest group ever to be retired, this dream is now a reality. Over the next 12 to 15 months, lab chimps from across the country will be set free and will live out their days at Chimp Haven, a sanctuary in Keithville, Louisiana…

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h/t Kay Whitlock

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  • KayWhitlock

    Next stop:  fewer, and then no animals used in laboratory.

  • thanks you Kay — as our friend Viki would say, “For a World without Cages…..”