Retired Lab Chimps See The Sky For The First Time

Some would argue that animal testing is a necessary part of modern science. However, you can’t argue that it’s not cruel. Being constantly poked and prodded (to put it nicely) for someone else’s wellbeing is no way to live. And when it’s the most intelligent animals which are being used as guinea pigs, it’s somehow all the more heartbreaking.

Chimp Haven recently received 111 retired lab chimps – doubling the population. These chimps had been living in captivity all their lives. Released from labs around the US, they have reached an age at which they are no longer useful for animal testing. Living as they would in the wild for the very first time, in some senses Chimp Haven is both a retirement home and a nursery.

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