Whistleblowers have brought to light well-documented information that shows Project Chimps and HSUS are not in fact fulfilling their commitment to provide true sanctuary to Project Chimps’ 78 chimpanzee residents, including Hercules and Leo.
In recent months, whistleblowers have brought to light well-documented
information that shows Project Chimps and the Humane Society of the United
States (Project Chimps’ primary funder) are not fulfilling their commitment
to provide true sanctuary to Project Chimps’ chimpanzee residents, including
the NhRP’s clients Hercules and Leo. The NhRP is calling on Project Chimps
and HSUS to take whatever steps and devote whatever resources are necessary
to immediately provide Hercules and Leo with daily access to an outdoor
habitat. Please find the NhRP’s statement below.
For years, our clients, chimpanzees
Hercules and Leo, were imprisoned and
exploited in a basement lab at Stony Brook University for use in locomotion
research while “on loan” from the New Iberia Research Center (NIRC) in
Louisiana. Since the day we brought a habeas corpus lawsuit on their behalf
demanding recognition of their right to bodily liberty, we have advocated
relentlessly for our clients’ release to a sanctuary where they could live
freely and enjoy their autonomy for the first time in their lives....
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE (PDF)
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