Federal Bill Introduced to End Invasive Research on Chimpanzees

[Ichingcarpenter]

A bi-partisan group in Congress today introduced The Great Ape Protection Act to end invasive research and testing on an estimated 1,200 chimpanzees remaining in U.S. laboratories. The bill would also retire approximately 600 federally owned chimpanzees currently in laboratories — many for more than 40 years already — to permanent sanctuary. U.S. Representatives Edolphus Towns ( D-N.Y. ), David Reichert ( R-Wash. ), Jim Langevin ( D-R.I. ), and Roscoe Bartlett ( R-Md. ) introduced the legislation, along with Bruce Braley ( D-Iowa ), Tom Allen ( D-Maine ), John Campbell ( R-Calif. ) and Mary Bono Mack ( R-Calif. ) also as original cosponsors.

According to Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS, “The remarkable cognitive ability of chimpanzees makes this an urgent moral issue requiring immediate action in Congress.”

http://monkeydaynews.blogspot.com/2008/04/federal-bill-introduced-to-end-invasive.html

[TooBigaTent]

1. Please contact your Reps. in Congress and ask for their support. Thank you. nt

[Hell Hath No Fury]

4. Will do right away!

This is LONG overdue -- I cannot wait for those poor apes to finally achieve peace.

[UndertheOcean]

2. What about Medical and Biologocal Research

it will surely suffer .... And as intelligent as chimpanzees are they are still not human.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

3. Go pick up the book....

"Next of Kin" by Roger Fouts, then get back to me.

One day, we will look back on our experimentation on apes as obscene.

[LeftyMom]

5. Of course they're not human.

They're still highly intelligent, feeling, incredibly complex animals fully deserving of our protection.

[UndertheOcean]

7. If research on the great apes means that my kid will

or may live in a world without Cancer , then frankly I care more about my kid .

[eppur_se_muova]

6. But maybe the chimp ENJOYS "invasive procedures" ...

as long as it's Jimmy-Jeff doin' the invadin'. *smirk*

:blush:(I know, serious topic. K&R for atonement.)

[yewberry]

8. Thanks for the heads-up.

I can't believe that Reichert (R-WA) was involved in this project--credit where credit is due, though.