May 25, 2007

No more lab monkeys The U.S. National Institutes of Health, which supports a variety of biomedical studies using animals, will stop breeding government-owned chimpanzees for research - a step animal rights advocates lauded on Thursday
posted by retank 17 years ago
  • Wonderful news! "Our ultimate goal is to put an end (to) the use of chimpanzees in research ..." Now if only they'd put an end to their use in politics.
  • Big sigh.
  • Today is a day to celebrate madly!
  • It is indeed a great day for all monkeys everywhere. *grins, shrieks, hangs from cage ceiling, flings confetti*
  • How can I get one as a indentured servant pet?
  • ...they're going to use poor people instead?
  • Hoboes
  • ...they're going to use poor people instead? Going to?
  • "Our ultimate goal is to put an end (to) the use of chimpanzees in research ..." Now if only they'd put an end to their use in politics. aaaaand it's Fish Tickles, for the win!