Posted on 04/10/2025 7:58:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Al and Kamaka used to be housed together as a pair at the Alamogordo Primate Facility on an Air Force base in New Mexico. They were part of a group of former research chimpanzees that remained there even after the National Institutes of Health moved many other retired chimps to Chimp Haven.
But over the last few months, 21 chimps have been moved from that facility. This took place over four different transports.
"There are no more chimps at Alamogordo," Smith says.
Many of the Alamogordo chimps were in their 50s and 60s, with the same kinds of medical conditions seen in aging humans.
Previously, the National Institutes of Health, which is responsible for the chimps, had said that the animals left in New Mexico were too frail and unhealthy to risk making the trip.
That decision was challenged by some animal welfare groups, which said these animals deserved a shot at enjoying life in a more natural setting, among larger social groups.
Last November, the NIH reversed course, saying all of the Alamogordo chimps could go to Chimp Haven. That's because officials learned that the chimps' longtime caregivers in New Mexico were going to be retiring and the staff would be difficult to replace.
Of the 21 new arrivals, five have been integrated into existing chimp groups at the sanctuary. The others are staying in a quarantine facility, awaiting the construction of new housing and outdoor yards.
The NIH stopped all invasive biomedical research on chimps about a decade ago.
Since then, almost all of the approximately 300 chimps owned or supported by the NIH have been gradually transferred to Chimp Haven.
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US Senate Retirement home?.......................
Interesting. I can’t climb much anymore, but I can still chimp out.
Return to monke. Monke go home.
Some former Senators will get an extra banana, and ration of mealworms, every day.
Meaning they'd get ripped to pieces not knowing how to deal with others in the wild. Yeah, good idea.
It will be great to see the cast of The View finally getting a proper retirement
The Andrew Cuomo method.
My first thought was, “The Senate?” From the above comments, it’s amazing how many other people thought that.
These research Chimps....what did they publish?
I’m glad that the last of these chimps have finally been moved from Holloman AFB to a decent place, where they can live out what little is left of their lives. They deserve that. I was in that AFB facility a few times, many years ago. I had no real problem with the testing being done on them, but the conditions were disgraceful.
Keep our pervs out please.
Can you imagine, since they are so much like us according to the Goodall types, if they could learn how to play basketball, football, baseball, or soccer?
Let the games begin!!
That needs to be a poster at every election poll to make sure what party NOT to vote for.
Might they have room for Rep. Jasmine Crockett?
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