The National Institutes of Health says it plans to retire all government research chimpanzees to sanctuaries, reversing its stance of many years. The NIH had said a set of chimps needed to be kept for future medical experimentation. About 300 chimps will be retired over the next two years, or possibly longer, according to Cathy Spraetz, director of Chimp Haven in Louisiana, the nation's only federally-approved chimp sanctuary.
Analysis: The Author is Elizabeth Cohen and she appears to be a non-biased party. This article was created on November 20th, right after the announcement had taken place, adding to the urgency. I had no prior knowledge of this event. The Audience is the animal-concerned American public and this story has a positive effect on them. The reason for writing this article was to educate the American public on a break through in the ceasing of animal testing. This directly relates to the animal activist groups arising in the 1970's and 1980's.
I am very glad animal testing is finally being recognized for being so cruel. The entire idea of testing on animals is sickening and should cease to exist as an option for corporations that utilize it. Sophie Kurzius -8
ReplyDeleteThis is great news! I'm so happy that medical testing on animals is declining, and I hope those chimps will have a wonderful rest of their lives in the sanctuary.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that animal testing is being discontinued on a large scale. I hope it diminishes completely one day, and the need for animal testing is 0.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that the government was still using chimpanzees to conduct research. I would have assumed that this had ceased many years ago. Although it is better to end this program later rather than never, I am honestly disappointed that it has taken this long. I do wonder, however, where all these retired chimps will go.
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