What do we owe former lab chimps?
The government and private labs bred hundreds of chimpanzees for biomedical research. But now, there's a question over who should pay for their care.
Source: nationalgeographic.com
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The government and private labs bred hundreds of chimpanzees for biomedical research. But now, there's a question over who should pay for their care.
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill would require the remaining federally owned chimpanzees used in past medical experiments to be transferred to a sanctuary — including 34 housed at Holloman Air Force Base.