There are currently more than 1000 chimpanzees invasive experiments in U.S. laboratories, but this may change. The great ape Protection Act, s. 159, was introduced in the u.s. Senate last month phase of the great apes, invasive research. According to the Jane Goodall Institute:
[T] he bill would require the permanent retirement of State-owned chimpanzees permanent sanctuaries currently held in research laboratories.The current level of technical competence in publicly funded permanent moratorium on breeding of chimpanzees straighten and prohibit federal funding of invasive research within and outside the United States of America. Although as a general rule, it is assumed that chimpanzees are the only great apes still used in research, the legislation will apply to all the monkeys--chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons.
In the Bill is the definition of "invasive research" "no research that lead to death or personal injury, pain, distress, fear, injury or trauma to a big monkey to can."Although other types of research still to be allowed, such as "close observation of natural or voluntary behavior of a large monkey," this Bill would mean that the retirement of more than 1000 chimpanzees to sanctuaries.
Not only do chimpanzees suffer in silence in laboratories, but according to the Commission responsible medicine doctors this injustice is funded with $ 20-$ 25 million in the American taxpayer dollars each year.
In the European Union, a new law prohibits the use of monkeys for testing of products, but in practice, they are not used in the EU for eight years.The law was originally for a ban on the use of all primates for any kind of vivisection, but the law was declined after researchers lobbied for the use of great apes and other primates for biomedical research.If the great ape Protection Act has expired, you may receive one of the great apes, stronger protection than the EU legislation, but not as strong as the Spanish law ban on the use of the monkeys of vivisection, circuses, television commercials or filming.
Some might question why animal protection groups to support a bill that will save monkeys, but is silent on the rats, mice and Guinea pigs, rabbits, other primates with other animals in laboratories. in support of this Bill does not mean that the vivisection is acceptable when it comes to other animals.The Bill is a way to save the animals we today, while we are on the long-term objective of work at the end of all vivisection. If we of a thousand of vivisection can save chimpanzees, we need to do to the chimpanzees.
The sponsor of the Senate Bill is senator Maria Cantwell (WA), and while the House version of the Bill, H.R. 1326, 150 cosponsors, the Senate version has only two co-sponsors: Senator Susan Collins (me), and senator Bernard Sanders (VT). in the case of the passage of this Bill, urge your Senators to support s. 159 of the Act, the protection of the great apes.
Your Senators contact info can be found on the official website of the Senate. a personal communication is always the best, but if you have a short period of time, try the application form of doctors for responsible Medicine.
Contact your Senators by using the application form here.
Pictured above is the chimpanzee in a Zoo, but the misery of captivity for laboratories and zoos.
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