Sanctuary for former lab chimps
September 1st, 2006 by admin
Save the Chimps, a sanctuary in Fort Pierce, was the subject of an Associated Press story that appeared this week in several Florida newspapers, including the Sun-Sentinel.
In the article, sanctuary founder Carol Noon spoke strongly against the use of chimpanzees in research, as well as in entertainment (she even refused to pose with a baby chimp for the article).
The 200-acre sanctuary will soon become the largest chimpanzee refuge in the world. In the next few years, almost 200 chimps will join the 93 chimps who currently live there.
Most of the chimps at the sanctuary were used for years, even decades, in experiments. At the sanctuary, the animals are slowly recovering and learning about life outside of a research cage.
Sadly, over 1,000 chimpanzees remain imprisoned in research facilities in the U.S. (The United States is one of the few remaining countries in the world that uses chimpanzees in research).
The Scripps Research Institute, which is constructing a facility in Palm Beach County, has used chimpanzees in research into the hepatitis B and C viruses.
ARFF is calling upon Scripps to commit not to participate in experiments that involve chimpanzees or other great apes. Please visit our website to learn more about Scripps, and for details on how you can contact Scripps and urge them to abandon the use of chimpanzees.