Angela Hvitved
Posts by Angela Hvitved
- Bioethics Forum Essay
Not-So-Golden Years for NIH’s Retired Chimpanzees
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayThe National Institutes of Health recently announced that it will retire-in-place the remaining 44 chimpanzees at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico, rather than transfer them to a sanctuary as originally planned. NIH’s decision is disappointing for those who believe that the chimpanzees—many of whom have spent decades in research—should experience the freedom and quality of life a sanctuary would provide.Read the Post