Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary
"Given this uncertainty, NIH has determined that the best course of action for the welfare of all these chimpanzees is to relocate them to the federal sanctuary at Chimp Haven." Agency spokesperson Amanda Fine said relocating chimpanzees is a complex ...
Frail chimps headed from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary
About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.
Chimps at Alamogordo facility expected to move to Louisiana sanctuary
A decades-long battle to move chimps from a former research facility here in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana has finally come to an end. “We’ve been waiting for a long time,” said Gene Grant, Chief Program & Policy Officer for Animal Protection New Mexico (APNM).
Retired research chimps to be moved to Louisiana sanctuary
The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees from a facility in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana, a move celebrated Friday by animal advocates who have been fighting for years to get the animals moved.
Retired research chimps to be moved from New Mexico to a Louisiana sanctuary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees from a facility in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana, a move celebrated Friday by animal advocates who have been fighting for years to get the animals moved.
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All chimps go to haven: primates from NM labs will move to sanctuary
Retired lab chimpanzees housed in a New Mexico facility are headed for greener pastures in an animal sanctuary next spring.
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Members of New Mexico's all-Democratic congressional delegation say they are bracing for a rough ride during the second ...
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Liberating the Lab Chimps: A New Chapter for NIH Research Animals
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to relocate 23 retired research chimpanzees from New Mexico to a sanctuary in ...
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No shortage of pumpkins at Chimp Haven
KEITHVILLE, La. – Halloween at Chimp Haven brought all the tricks, treats, and a whole lot of “smashing pumpkins” fun to the sanctuary’s chimpanzees, who celebrated in true chimp fashion.
Alamogordo chimps to be transferred to sanctuary after all, NIH says
Animal rights activists have pushed for years for the National Institutes of Health to relocate the animals still living at the Alamogordo Primate Facility to Chimp Haven, a wooded preserve in ...
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Chimpanzees at Louisiana wildlife sanctuary receive Halloween treats
Chimp Haven is a private, nonprofit refuge on 200 acres of forested land just south of Shreveport in Keithville, Louisiana. The refuge is home to nearly 300 chimps retired from biomedical research.