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Solutions for Research Chimpanzees

Lab Animal volume 33, pages 37–43 (2004)Cite this article

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As one of humankind's closest animal relatives, the chimpanzee has proven to be a valuable but controversial research model. The author provides an overview of efforts to improve chimpanzee welfare, and describes a facility dedicated to providing lifelong care for these nonhuman primates following retirement from research.

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Acknowledgements

The author appreciates the review, comments, and information provided by Raymond O'Neill, William Watson, Linda Koebner, Janet Gonder, Carole Noon, Kate Conlee and several reviewers. Figures 1–3 courtesy of Elizabeth Glover. In addition, the author credits Jo Fritz with recognizing long ago that if any species was potentially able to succeed in bringing the animal researchers and the animal protectionists together to work cooperatively, it would be the chimpanzee. This work was supported in part by N02-RR-2-2082.

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