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RetirementforAlmostAll
Allbut50oftheNIH-fundedchimpanzeesarenowscheduledforretirement.Theinstitutesareretainingthoselastfewforprojectsthatmeetthenewstandards.Thereareabout900otherprivatelyownedchimpanzeesthatarestillsubjectedtomedicaltesting,orusedinentertainment,orkeptaspets.
It'shardertotrackwhat'shappeningtotheprivatelyownedchimps,buttheshiftawayfromusingtheseanimalsinresearchmeansthatatleastsomewillendupinsanctuaries.
Chimpsfromallkindsoffacilities,privateorgovernment,wouldbereadilywelcomedatasanctuary,saysBaecklerDavisoftheSanctuaryAlliance,whichhassevenapprovedretirementcenters,includingChimpHavenandSavetheChimps,fortheapes.
YeteventhesechimpsmayonedaybeabletoleadalifeasfreeasRita's:TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicewillsoonbeannouncingitsdecisiononaproposalthatallchimpanzees—eventhoseprivatelyownedandincaptivity—belistedasendangered.
"Wedon'tknowwhattheeffectofthiswillbe,"saysBaecklerDavis."Butpeoplecouldn'tdothingstochimpanzeesthatareprohibitedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct."
Iftherulingisenacted,publicandprivatelyfinancedresearcherswilllikelyberequiredtoobtainpermitsforanyexperimentsthatharmchimpanzees,andwillhavetoshowthattheirexperimentscontributetothesurvivalofchimpanzeesinthewild.
Whetherchimpsarelistedasendangeredornot,moreandmoreofthemcanlookforwardtoahomeinasanctuaryalongsideotherchimpanzees,BaecklerDavissays,withplentyofgoodfood,thingstodo,andchoicestomake.Andaboveall,thechanceatlonglasttosimplybeachimpanzee.