In a decision nearly three years in the making, the federal government's primary medical research agency has issued a final verdict on the use of chimpanzees in future scientific investigations.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced plans to sharply restrict — but not entirely ban — its involvement in biomedical research performed on captive chimpanzees. In a decision that aligns with earlier recommendations by an independent advisory panel, the NIH will no longer breed chimps and plans to send 310 captive chimps to sanctuaries. The agency had already issued an interim ban on new research projects involving chimpanzees, and is in the process of "retiring" some of them to more natural environs.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4466636/NIH-to-restrict-chimpanzees-in-medical-research
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