Brian Vastag on Nostr: I reported on attempts to move these retired research chimps to a sanctuary ...

I reported on attempts to move these retired research chimps to a sanctuary in...2012. Looks like it's finally happening.

NIH bred a bunch of chimps in the early 90s thinking they'd be useful for HIV research. They largely weren't. But they do live for 50 years....

https://www.science.org/content/article/former-research-chimps-will-move-sanctuary-after-nih-reverses-course?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub