Chimp Haven houses more than 200 chimpanzees that once were subjects of medical research. Now the sprawling sanctuary, a sort of utopian retirement home in Caddo Parish, wants to house even more on its campus at Keithville.
Chimps owned by the National Institutes of Health should be moved from research facilities to retirement sanctuaries unless that relocation is “extremely likely” to shorten their lives, a report issued Friday says.
After years of experiments, a protracted battle to grant them legal “personhood,” and a life spent bouncing between two scientific facilities, two of the world’s most famous research chimpanzees have finally retired. Hercules and Leo have arrived at Project...
A guest column addresses labor and safety concerns reported at Chimps, Inc. NAPSA is a membership alliance and does not accredit its members. Our statement on this topic can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/2BgraOu If a NAPSA member sanctuary is unable to meet membership...
